Vermont Statutes
Chapter 111 - Guardianship
§ 3011. Special fiduciary

§ 3011. Special fiduciary
When a guardian fails to perform duties required by law, the Rules of Probate Procedure, or order of the court, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may suspend the guardian from further duties and appoint a special fiduciary to assume temporarily the powers and duties of the guardian replaced. A special fiduciary shall give a bond as is otherwise required in the proceeding. (Added 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 155; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)

Structure Vermont Statutes

Vermont Statutes

Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations

Chapter 111 - Guardianship

§ 2602. Court appointing, to have jurisdiction; accounts

§ 2603. Nonresident guardian

§ 2621. Policy; purposes

§ 2622. Definitions

§ 2623. Petition for guardianship of minor; service

§ 2624. Jurisdiction; transfer to Family Division

§ 2625. Hearing; counsel; guardian ad litem

§ 2626. Consensual guardianship

§ 2627. Nonconsensual guardianship

§ 2628. Guardianship order

§ 2629. Powers and duties of guardian

§ 2630. Parent-child contact

§ 2631. Reports; review hearing

§ 2632. Termination

§ 2633. Appeals

§ 2634. Department for Children and Families policy

§ 2641. Parents as joint guardians

§ 2643. Release by court and parent on behalf of minor

§ 2644. Child of unmarried woman

§ 2647. For minor interested in an estate

§ 2648. Parent may be appointed guardian

§ 2649. Guardian appointed for nonresident minor

§ 2650. Minor’s choice of guardian

§ 2652. Choice of another guardian by minor

§ 2654. Control over property in another state

§ 2655. Parent may have custody of person

§ 2656. Guardian appointed by will

§ 2657. Guardian ad litem

§ 2658. Powers of guardian

§ 2659. Financial guardianship; minors

§ 2660. Statement of legislative intent

§ 2661. Definitions

§ 2662. Permanent guardian; rights and obligations

§ 2663. Parent of the minor; rights and obligations; support

§ 2664. Creation of permanent guardianship

§ 2665. Reports

§ 2666. Modification; termination

§ 2667. Order for visitation, contact, or information; immediate harm to the minor

§ 2671. Voluntary guardianship

§ 2681. Spendthrift, defined

§ 2684. Spendthrift; hearing; notice

§ 2685. Decree; appeal

§ 2687. Expense of resisting application

§ 2690. Guardian to give notice that ward’s contracts and transfers will be void

§ 2691. Spouse to support and have custody

§ 2692. Extent of guardian’s control

§ 2693. Married woman may be guardian

§ 2711. Nonresidents; powers of guardian

§ 2712. Hearing

§ 2751. Bonds; how conditioned

§ 2752. To respond for principal only; court may order income paid to parent

§ 2753. Additional bond

§ 2754. New bond

§ 2755. Limitation of action on bond

§ 2791. Inventory

§ 2792. Appraisal to be made; exception

§ 2793. Guardian to account for and dispose of personalty

§ 2794. Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting

§ 2795. Commitment for disobedience; examination

§ 2796. Citation; costs

§ 2797. Guardian to manage estate and maintain ward

§ 2798. Guardian may sell personalty and support ward

§ 2800. Disputed claim may be referred

§ 2801. Guardian may discharge mortgage; consent to sale of realty

§ 2802. Partition of estate of which ward has an undivided interest

§ 2803. Court may order personalty sold and proceeds invested in real estate

§ 2804. Court may order estate paid to guardian in other state

§ 2841. Limiting time for payment of debts

§ 2842. Realty to be taken when personalty exhausted

§ 2843. Claims, time for presenting limited; when barred

§ 2846. Court may order dividend

§ 2847. Allowance to guardian

§ 2848. After dividend, claims barred as to guardian; exception

§ 2849. Claims not barred

§ 2850. Ward not to be sued; action commenced before appointment may proceed

§ 2881. Real estate; when may be sold

§ 2882. Regulations under which license granted

§ 2883. Term of license

§ 2884. Deed, effect of

§ 2885. Guardian to report sale

§ 2886. License when guardian or ward resides out of state

§ 2887. Conveyance of land that ward was under contract to convey

§ 2888. License not to be granted to creditors’ injury

§ 2889. If guardian grantee, judge to convey; deed, effect of

§ 2890. Lands held in trust to be conveyed to beneficiary

§ 2891. When guardian dies or is removed pending sale, new license

§ 2921. Accounts, time

§ 2922. By guardian of nonresident ward

§ 2923. Property may be ordered into hands of nonresident guardian; proceedings

§ 2924. Same; exception

§ 2925. Guardian to swear to correctness of account

§ 2926. Surety may intervene as party; rights of surety

§ 2927. Remedy, after guardian’s discharge, reexamination of accounts

§ 2928. Death of ward

§ 2961. Previous acts confirmed and compensation allowed, on being lawfully appointed

§ 2962. Good faith

§ 2963. Conveyances valid

§ 2964. Bond

§ 3001. Removal; resignation; marriage of guardian; vacancies

§ 3002. Minor ward’s marriage; exception

§ 3003. Parent may move for guardian’s removal; notice

§ 3004. Court may revoke

§ 3005. Guardian refusing to give up ward, committed

§ 3011. Special fiduciary

§ 3060. Policy

§ 3061. Definitions

§ 3062. Jurisdiction; review of guardian’s actions

§ 3063. Petition for guardianship

§ 3064. Notice of petition and hearing

§ 3065. Counsel

§ 3066. Guardian ad litem

§ 3067. Evaluation and report; background check; release of evaluation

§ 3068. Hearing

§ 3068a. Rights of a person under guardianship

§ 3069. Powers of a guardian

§ 3071. Duties of guardian

§ 3072. Guardians; individuals who may serve

§ 3073. Change of residential placement

§ 3074. Commitment, sterilization, involuntary treatment, and involuntary medication

§ 3075. Consent for medical or dental treatment

§ 3076. Annual reports; final accounting; fees

§ 3077. Termination and modification of guardianship

§ 3078. Annual notice to person in need of guardianship

§ 3079. Validity of prior guardianship

§ 3080. Appeals

§ 3081. Emergency temporary guardian pending final hearing on petition

§ 3091. Office of Public Guardian established

§ 3092. Appointment of the Office of Public Guardian

§ 3093. Powers and duties of Public Guardian

§ 3094. Duty to seek private guardian

§ 3095. Statistics to be maintained

§ 3096. Office of Public Guardian to offer assistance

§ 3098. Vulnerable noncitizen children