STATE STATUTES & CODES

VERMONT STATUTES AND CODES

Chapter 111 - GUARDIANSHIP (Contains: §§ 2601 – 3096)

• § 2601 -   Repealed. 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 163.
• § 2602 -   Court appointing, to have jurisdiction; accounts
• § 2603 -   Nonresident guardian
• § 2641 -   Parents as joint guardians
• § 2642 -   Repealed. 1959, No. 262, § 37, eff. June 11, 1959.
• § 2643 -   Release by court and parent on behalf of minor
• § 2644 -   Child of unmarried woman
• § 2645 -   Appointment of guardian
• § 2646 -   Repealed. 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 163.
• § 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
• § 2651 -   -When minor refuses to choose
• § 2652 -   -Choice of another guardian by minor
• § 2653 -   Extent of guardian's control
• § 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
• § 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
• § 2672 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.
• § 2681 -   Spendthrift, defined
• § 2682 -   Repealed. 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 140(3).
• § 2683 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.
• § 2684 -   Spendthrift; hearing; notice
• § 2685 -   Decree; appeal
• § 2686 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.
• § 2687 -   Expense of resisting application
• § 2688 -   Repealed. 1967, No. 147, § 53(b), eff. Oct. 1, 1968.
• § 2689 -   Repealed. 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 140(3).
• § 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
• § 2694 -   Repealed. 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 237, eff. March 29, 1972.
• § 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
• § 2799 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.
• § 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
• § 2844 -   2844, 2845. Repealed. 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 163.
• § 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 which 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
• § 3006 -   Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.
• § 3007 -   Repealed. 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 140(3).
• § 3008 -   3008-3010. Repealed. 1979, No. 76, § 20.
• § 3011 -   Special fiduciary
• § 3041 -   3041-3044. Repealed. 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 111, eff. April 9, 1974.
• § 3051 -   3051, 3052. Repealed. 2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 18.
• § 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
• § 3070 -   Repealed. 2007, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.
• § 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