§ 271 - Single district counties - Vermont Statutes

§ 271. Single district counties

(a) The counties of Addison, Bennington, Caledonia, Chittenden, Essex, Franklin, Grand Isle, Lamoille, Orange, Orleans, and Washington shall each constitute a probate district, which shall be designated by the name of the county.

(b) If a judicial position becomes vacant in the probate districts of Fair Haven, Hartford, Marlboro, Rutland, Westminster, or Windsor prior to February 1, 2011, the county containing the district with the vacant judge position shall become a single probate district county effective upon the date of the vacancy. The remaining probate judge in the county shall become the probate judge of the single district probate court for the remainder of the current term. Upon consolidation, the judge of probate shall be paid $59,321.00 for the Windham probate district and $75,859.00 for the Rutland and Windsor probate districts. (Amended 1993, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 1, 1994; 2009, No. 4, § 118, eff. April 29, 2009.)

§ 271. Single district counties

There shall be one probate district in each county, which shall be designated by the name of the county. (Amended 1993, No. 171 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. June 1, 1994; 2009, No. 4, § 118, eff. April 29, 2009; No. 4, § 122, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)