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Finding a will or probate case in Vermont

Who holds it: Probate Division of the Vermont Superior Court (one in each of the 14 county units)1

Last checked against official sources on .

On this page
  1. How to search and order
  2. Fees
  3. More details
  4. Related records in Vermont
  5. How Vermont handles it
  6. Probate and wills in Vermont counties with a full guide
  7. Official copies vs look-alike sites
  8. Sources

Copy fee

25¢ per page, $1.00 minimum2

How to search and order

Online
Case information via the Judiciary Public Portal (limited for anonymous users)3

Fees

Will filing fee
$30.00 to file a will for safekeeping2
Certified copy fee
$5.00 official certificate; $5.00 each extra certificate of appointment of a fiduciary4

More details

Small estate
Small estate affidavit procedure filing fee $50.004
Courts: court system
Unified state court: Vermont Superior Court with 14 units (one per county), divisions civil, criminal, environmental, family, probate, plus statewide Judicial Bureau; Supreme Court on appeal1
Courts: statewide case search
Vermont Judiciary Public Portal (portal.vtcourts.gov): anonymous users see limited case and hearing information without registering; available only to users in the US and Canada3
Courts: fees
Copies 25¢ per page ($1.00 minimum); certified copy $5.00; exemplified copy $10.00; $7.50 per file retrieval for older cases at the Records Center; civil filing fee $2955
Death certificates: who holds it
Same as birth: VDH statewide system (1909 to present), town clerks and VSARA as issuing agents6
Death certificates: fee
$10.00 per certified copy7

How Vermont handles it

  • Unified state court. All trial courts are units of one Vermont Superior Court; probate is a division of it, not a separate county court1

Probate and wills in Vermont counties with a full guide

The local office, its official online search and its own fee, for each county with a full guide. Local fees can differ from the statewide figures above.

CountyOfficeSearch onlineFee
Chittenden CountyVermont Superior Court, Chittenden Unit, Probate Division8—25¢ per page, $1.00 minimum9

For any other county, see the county list on the Vermont guide.

Official copies vs look-alike sites

A certified copy comes only from the office that holds the record; reports and "research copies" sold by commercial sites are not issued by any Vermont office. How to tell an official record source from a paid look-alike.

Rules in other states: probate records and wills in every state. Everything else in Vermont: Vermont public records guide.

Sources

Every fact above links to the official page it comes from; all 9 sources were checked on November 4, 2026. Fees and rules change, so check the office's own page before you pay or travel.

  1. Court DivisionsVermont Judiciary
  2. FeesVermont Judiciary
  3. Public PortalVermont Judiciary
  4. 32 V.S.A. § 1434 Probate cases (fees)Vermont General Assembly, Vermont Statutes Online
  5. Records RequestsVermont Judiciary
  6. Order Vital RecordsVermont Department of Health
  7. 18 V.S.A. § 5017 Fees for copiesVermont General Assembly, Vermont Statutes Online
  8. Vermont Judiciary
  9. FeesVermont Judiciary