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§ 2602. Court appointing, to have jurisdiction; accounts - § 2602. Court appointing, to have jurisdiction; accounts The Probate...
§ 2603. Nonresident guardian - § 2603. Nonresident guardian Except as otherwise provided in this...
§ 2621. Policy; purposes - § 2621. Policy; purposes This article shall be construed in...
§ 2622. Definitions - § 2622. Definitions As used in this article: (1) “Child”...
§ 2623. Petition for guardianship of minor; service - § 2623. Petition for guardianship of minor; service (a) A...
§ 2624. Jurisdiction; transfer to Family Division - § 2624. Jurisdiction; transfer to Family Division (a) Except as...
§ 2625. Hearing; counsel; guardian ad litem - § 2625. Hearing; counsel; guardian ad litem (a) The Probate...
§ 2626. Consensual guardianship - § 2626. Consensual guardianship (a) If the petition requests a...
§ 2627. Nonconsensual guardianship - § 2627. Nonconsensual guardianship (a) If the petition requests a...
§ 2628. Guardianship order - § 2628. Guardianship order (a) If the court grants a...
§ 2629. Powers and duties of guardian - § 2629. Powers and duties of guardian (a) The court...
§ 2630. Parent-child contact - § 2630. Parent-child contact (a) The court shall order parent-child...
§ 2631. Reports; review hearing - § 2631. Reports; review hearing (a) The guardian shall file...
§ 2632. Termination - § 2632. Termination (a) A parent may file a motion...
§ 2633. Appeals - § 2633. Appeals Notwithstanding 12 V.S.A. § 2551 or 2553,...
§ 2634. Department for Children and Families policy - § 2634. Department for Children and Families policy The Department...
§ 2641. Parents as joint guardians - § 2641. Parents as joint guardians If competent, the father...
§ 2643. Release by court and parent on behalf of minor - § 2643. Release by court and parent on behalf of...
§ 2644. Child of unmarried woman - § 2644. Child of unmarried woman An unmarried woman who...
§ 2647. For minor interested in an estate - § 2647. For minor interested in an estate When notice...
§ 2648. Parent may be appointed guardian - § 2648. Parent may be appointed guardian When a parent...
§ 2649. Guardian appointed for nonresident minor - § 2649. Guardian appointed for nonresident minor On the petition...
§ 2650. Minor’s choice of guardian - § 2650. Minor’s choice of guardian Minors residing in the...
§ 2652. Choice of another guardian by minor - § 2652. Choice of another guardian by minor A person...
§ 2654. Control over property in another state - § 2654. Control over property in another state A guardian...
§ 2655. Parent may have custody of person - § 2655. Parent may have custody of person Either parent...
§ 2656. Guardian appointed by will - § 2656. Guardian appointed by will By a last will,...
§ 2657. Guardian ad litem - § 2657. Guardian ad litem Nothing in this chapter shall...
§ 2658. Powers of guardian - § 2658. Powers of guardian A guardian for a minor...
§ 2659. Financial guardianship; minors - § 2659. Financial guardianship; minors (a) The Probate Division may...
§ 2660. Statement of legislative intent - § 2660. Statement of legislative intent (a) The creation of...
§ 2661. Definitions - § 2661. Definitions For the purposes of this article: (1)...
§ 2662. Permanent guardian; rights and obligations - § 2662. Permanent guardian; rights and obligations (a) A permanent...
§ 2663. Parent of the minor; rights and obligations; support - § 2663. Parent of the minor; rights and obligations; support...
§ 2664. Creation of permanent guardianship - § 2664. Creation of permanent guardianship (a) The Family Division...
§ 2665. Reports - § 2665. Reports The permanent guardian shall file a written...
§ 2666. Modification; termination - § 2666. Modification; termination (a) A modification or termination of...
§ 2667. Order for visitation, contact, or information; immediate harm to the minor - § 2667. Order for visitation, contact, or information; immediate harm...
§ 2671. Voluntary guardianship - § 2671. Voluntary guardianship (a) Any person of at least...
§ 2681. Spendthrift, defined - § 2681. Spendthrift, defined The word “spendthrift” shall be held...
§ 2684. Spendthrift; hearing; notice - § 2684. Spendthrift; hearing; notice When a petition is filed...
§ 2685. Decree; appeal - § 2685. Decree; appeal On hearing the parties interested, the...
§ 2687. Expense of resisting application - § 2687. Expense of resisting application When the Probate Division...
§ 2690. Guardian to give notice that ward’s contracts and transfers will be void - § 2690. Guardian to give notice that ward’s contracts and...
§ 2691. Spouse to support and have custody - § 2691. Spouse to support and have custody The appointment...
§ 2692. Extent of guardian’s control - § 2692. Extent of guardian’s control Until they are legally...
§ 2693. Married woman may be guardian - § 2693. Married woman may be guardian A married woman...
§ 2711. Nonresidents; powers of guardian - § 2711. Nonresidents; powers of guardian When on the petition...
§ 2712. Hearing - § 2712. Hearing When petition is made for the appointment...
§ 2751. Bonds; how conditioned - § 2751. Bonds; how conditioned Before acting as such, a...
§ 2752. To respond for principal only; court may order income paid to parent - § 2752. To respond for principal only; court may order...
§ 2753. Additional bond - § 2753. Additional bond At any time the Probate Division...
§ 2754. New bond - § 2754. New bond A ward, the heir apparent of...
§ 2755. Limitation of action on bond - § 2755. Limitation of action on bond An action shall...
§ 2791. Inventory - § 2791. Inventory When his or her ward has estate,...
§ 2792. Appraisal to be made; exception - § 2792. Appraisal to be made; exception Except in the...
§ 2793. Guardian to account for and dispose of personalty - § 2793. Guardian to account for and dispose of personalty...
§ 2794. Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting - § 2794. Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting...
§ 2795. Commitment for disobedience; examination - § 2795. Commitment for disobedience; examination If the person so...
§ 2796. Citation; costs - § 2796. Citation; costs Such citation shall issue and costs...
§ 2797. Guardian to manage estate and maintain ward - § 2797. Guardian to manage estate and maintain ward A...
§ 2798. Guardian may sell personalty and support ward - § 2798. Guardian may sell personalty and support ward When...
§ 2800. Disputed claim may be referred - § 2800. Disputed claim may be referred When there is...
§ 2801. Guardian may discharge mortgage; consent to sale of realty - § 2801. Guardian may discharge mortgage; consent to sale of...
§ 2802. Partition of estate of which ward has an undivided interest - § 2802. Partition of estate of which ward has an...
§ 2803. Court may order personalty sold and proceeds invested in real estate - § 2803. Court may order personalty sold and proceeds invested...
§ 2804. Court may order estate paid to guardian in other state - § 2804. Court may order estate paid to guardian in...
§ 2841. Limiting time for payment of debts - § 2841. Limiting time for payment of debts When a...
§ 2842. Realty to be taken when personalty exhausted - § 2842. Realty to be taken when personalty exhausted The...
§ 2843. Claims, time for presenting limited; when barred - § 2843. Claims, time for presenting limited; when barred On...
§ 2846. Court may order dividend - § 2846. Court may order dividend At the expiration of...
§ 2847. Allowance to guardian - § 2847. Allowance to guardian Before making a dividend, the...
§ 2848. After dividend, claims barred as to guardian; exception - § 2848. After dividend, claims barred as to guardian; exception...
§ 2849. Claims not barred - § 2849. Claims not barred Sections 2841-2848 of this title...
§ 2850. Ward not to be sued; action commenced before appointment may proceed - § 2850. Ward not to be sued; action commenced before...
§ 2881. Real estate; when may be sold - § 2881. Real estate; when may be sold The Probate...
§ 2882. Regulations under which license granted - § 2882. Regulations under which license granted As provided in...
§ 2883. Term of license - § 2883. Term of license Such license shall not continue...
§ 2884. Deed, effect of - § 2884. Deed, effect of A deed executed by a...
§ 2885. Guardian to report sale - § 2885. Guardian to report sale Within three months after...
§ 2886. License when guardian or ward resides out of state - § 2886. License when guardian or ward resides out of...
§ 2887. Conveyance of land that ward was under contract to convey - § 2887. Conveyance of land that ward was under contract...
§ 2888. License not to be granted to creditors’ injury - § 2888. License not to be granted to creditors’ injury...
§ 2889. If guardian grantee, judge to convey; deed, effect of - § 2889. If guardian grantee, judge to convey; deed, effect...
§ 2890. Lands held in trust to be conveyed to beneficiary - § 2890. Lands held in trust to be conveyed to...
§ 2891. When guardian dies or is removed pending sale, new license - § 2891. When guardian dies or is removed pending sale,...
§ 2921. Accounts, time - § 2921. Accounts, time Within one year after his or...
§ 2922. By guardian of nonresident ward - § 2922. By guardian of nonresident ward When a minor...
§ 2923. Property may be ordered into hands of nonresident guardian; proceedings - § 2923. Property may be ordered into hands of nonresident...
§ 2924. Same; exception - § 2924. Same; exception Section 2923 of this title shall...
§ 2925. Guardian to swear to correctness of account - § 2925. Guardian to swear to correctness of account The...
§ 2926. Surety may intervene as party; rights of surety - § 2926. Surety may intervene as party; rights of surety...
§ 2927. Remedy, after guardian’s discharge, reexamination of accounts - § 2927. Remedy, after guardian’s discharge, reexamination of accounts After...
§ 2928. Death of ward - § 2928. Death of ward Whenever a person dies while...
§ 2961. Previous acts confirmed and compensation allowed, on being lawfully appointed - § 2961. Previous acts confirmed and compensation allowed, on being...
§ 2962. Good faith - § 2962. Good faith A person who has acted in...
§ 2963. Conveyances valid - § 2963. Conveyances valid When the acts of a guardian...
§ 2964. Bond - § 2964. Bond A bond given to a Probate Division...
§ 3001. Removal; resignation; marriage of guardian; vacancies - § 3001. Removal; resignation; marriage of guardian; vacancies If a...
§ 3002. Minor ward’s marriage; exception - § 3002. Minor ward’s marriage; exception The marriage of a...
§ 3003. Parent may move for guardian’s removal; notice - § 3003. Parent may move for guardian’s removal; notice When,...
§ 3004. Court may revoke - § 3004. Court may revoke Upon hearing, if the Probate...
§ 3005. Guardian refusing to give up ward, committed - § 3005. Guardian refusing to give up ward, committed If...
§ 3011. Special fiduciary - § 3011. Special fiduciary When a guardian fails to perform...
§ 3060. Policy - § 3060. Policy Guardianship shall be utilized only as necessary...
§ 3061. Definitions - § 3061. Definitions The words and phrases used in this...
§ 3062. Jurisdiction; review of guardian’s actions - § 3062. Jurisdiction; review of guardian’s actions (a) If this...
§ 3063. Petition for guardianship - § 3063. Petition for guardianship An interested person may file...
§ 3064. Notice of petition and hearing - § 3064. Notice of petition and hearing (a) Upon the...
§ 3065. Counsel - § 3065. Counsel (a)(1) The respondent shall have the right...
§ 3066. Guardian ad litem - § 3066. Guardian ad litem On motion of the respondent’s...
§ 3067. Evaluation and report; background check; release of evaluation - § 3067. Evaluation and report; background check; release of evaluation...
§ 3068. Hearing - § 3068. Hearing (a) The respondent, the petitioner and all...
§ 3068a. Rights of a person under guardianship - § 3068a. Rights of a person under guardianship A person...
§ 3069. Powers of a guardian - § 3069. Powers of a guardian (a) If the court...
§ 3071. Duties of guardian - § 3071. Duties of guardian (a) The guardian shall maintain...
§ 3072. Guardians; individuals who may serve - § 3072. Guardians; individuals who may serve (a)(1) Competent individuals...
§ 3073. Change of residential placement - § 3073. Change of residential placement (a)(1) When a guardian...
§ 3074. Commitment, sterilization, involuntary treatment, and involuntary medication - § 3074. Commitment, sterilization, involuntary treatment, and involuntary medication Nothing...
§ 3075. Consent for medical or dental treatment - § 3075. Consent for medical or dental treatment (a) A...
§ 3076. Annual reports; final accounting; fees - § 3076. Annual reports; final accounting; fees (a) The guardian...
§ 3077. Termination and modification of guardianship - § 3077. Termination and modification of guardianship (a) A person...
§ 3078. Annual notice to person in need of guardianship - § 3078. Annual notice to person in need of guardianship...
§ 3079. Validity of prior guardianship - § 3079. Validity of prior guardianship All guardianships approved pursuant...
§ 3080. Appeals - § 3080. Appeals Orders of the court issued pursuant to...
§ 3081. Emergency temporary guardian pending final hearing on petition - § 3081. Emergency temporary guardian pending final hearing on petition...
§ 3091. Office of Public Guardian established - § 3091. Office of Public Guardian established (a) An Office...
§ 3092. Appointment of the Office of Public Guardian - § 3092. Appointment of the Office of Public Guardian (a)...
§ 3093. Powers and duties of Public Guardian - § 3093. Powers and duties of Public Guardian In addition...
§ 3094. Duty to seek private guardian - § 3094. Duty to seek private guardian (a) Once appointed...
§ 3095. Statistics to be maintained - § 3095. Statistics to be maintained The Office of Public...
§ 3096. Office of Public Guardian to offer assistance - § 3096. Office of Public Guardian to offer assistance (a)...
§ 3098. Vulnerable noncitizen children - § 3098. Vulnerable noncitizen children (a) Definitions. As used in...