Carvalho v. Estate of Carvalho

¶ 1. This case requires us to decide whether and in what circumstances a person who has disclaimed an interest in property under the Uniform Disclaimer of Property Interests Act, codified at 14 V.S.A. §§ 1951-1959, may revoke that disclaimer. Agnes Carvalho appeals the superior court’s summary judgment order precluding her from revoking a disclaimer of her interest in her son’s estate. Ms. Carvalho claims that the superior court erred in: (1) ruling that disclaimers are irrevocable absent incompetence, duress, coercion, or undue influence; (2) finding that there were no genuine issues of…