Vermont Statutes Title 14. Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations, § 920. Liability of executor; rights on return

After the administration and distribution, the executor or administrator shall not be liable to the person so absent and unheard from in any action for the recovery of the estate. If the absent person proves to be alive, he or she shall be entitled to his or her estate notwithstanding a settlement and distribution made pursuant to section 919 of this title, and may bring an action to recover any portion of the estate that anyone received as a result of the settlement and distribution.