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14 V.S.A. § 2667
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2667. Order for visitation, contact, or information; immediate harm to the minor

§ 2667. Order for visitation, contact, or information; immediate harm to the minor|(a) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall have exclusive jurisdiction to hear any action to enforce, modify, or terminate the initial order issued by the Family Division of the Superior Court for visitation, contact, or information.(b) Upon a showing by affidavit of immediate harm to the child, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may temporarily stay the order of visitation or contact on an ex parte basis until a hearing can be held, or stay the order of permanent guardianship and transfer legal custody of the child to the Commissioner for Children and Families.  (1) The order transferring the child's legal custody to the Commissioner shall have the same legal effect as a similar order issued by the Family Division under the authority of 33 V.S.A. chapters 51-53. (2) The Probate Division shall then immediately notify the Department for Children and Families, the State's Attorney, and the Family Division when it has issued an order transferring the child's legal custody to the Commissioner, and nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the State from commencing proceedings under 33 V.S.A. chapters 51-53.   (c) Nothing in this section shall limit the jurisdiction of the Family Division of the Superior Court to enter an abuse prevention order pursuant to 15 V.S.A. chapter 21. A breach by the permanent guardian of an order for visitation, contact or information shall not be grounds for voiding or terminating the permanent guardianship. However, the court may enforce the order with all the powers and remedies of the court, including contempt.(d) A modification of an order of visitation or contact shall be based upon a finding by a preponderance of the evidence that there has been a substantial change in the material circumstances, and that the proposed modification is in the best interests of the child. (Added 1999, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 2009, No. 97 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238; No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2015, No. 153 (Adj. Sess.), § 24.)
14 V.S.A. § 2681
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2681. Spendthrift, defined

§ 2681. Spendthrift, defined|The word "spendthrift" shall be held to include every person who is liable to be put under guardianship on account of excessive drinking, gambling, idleness, or debauchery.
14 V.S.A. § 2684
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2684. Spendthrift; hearing; notice

§ 2684. Spendthrift; hearing; notice|When a petition is filed for the appointment of a guardian under section 2682 of this title, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 16; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 124; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2685
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2685. Decree; appeal

§ 2685. Decree; appeal|On hearing the parties interested, the court shall make decree in the premises as appears just. The person complained of may appeal from such decree without giving bond, but during the pendency thereof, the person so appointed shall act as guardian.
14 V.S.A. § 2687
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2687. Expense of resisting application

§ 2687. Expense of resisting application|When the Probate Division of the Superior Court appoints a guardian for a spendthrift or a mentally disabled person, it may allow for the expenses of the ward in defending against the petition such sum out of the ward's estate as appears to be reasonable. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 4; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2690
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2690. Guardian to give notice that ward's contracts and transfers will be void

§ 2690. Guardian to give notice that ward's contracts and transfers will be void|As soon as possible after appointment, the guardian of a spendthrift shall give notice of the appointment as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure and shall give similar notice that contracts made by the ward will be held void. Contracts, gifts, sales, or transfers of real or personal estate made by the ward after the date of appointment of the guardian shall be void. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 18; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 126.)
14 V.S.A. § 2691
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2691. Spouse to support and have custody

§ 2691. Spouse to support and have custody|The appointment of a guardian for a person who is married shall not relieve the ward's spouse from liability to support the spouse, nor shall it deprive the spouse of the custody of the ward provided the spouse is suitable and competent to care for the ward. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 5.)
14 V.S.A. § 2692
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2692. Extent of guardian's control

§ 2692. Extent of guardian's control|Until they are legally discharged, guardians of spendthrifts shall have the possession and management of the estates of their wards. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 19.)
14 V.S.A. § 2693
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2693. Married woman may be guardian

§ 2693. Married woman may be guardian|A married woman may be appointed guardian of her husband or of any other person under the provisions of this chapter and, when so appointed, shall have the same rights, powers, and privileges and be subject to the same liabilities as if she were unmarried.
14 V.S.A. § 2711
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2711. Nonresidents; powers of guardian

§ 2711. Nonresidents; powers of guardian|When on the petition of a nonresident person, or other person interested in the welfare of that person, it appears that the person owns or has an interest in real or personal estate situated in this State, and that the person, if a resident, would be liable to be put under guardianship under any of the provisions of this chapter, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may appoint a guardian as to the property of that person within this State. As to such property, the guardian shall have the same powers, rights, and duties as a guardian appointed for a person residing within the State. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 127; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2712
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2712. Hearing

§ 2712. Hearing|When petition is made for the appointment of a guardian under section 2711 of this title, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall proceed under the Rules of Probate Procedure as in cases of the appointment of guardians of resident mentally disabled persons. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 179, eff. March 29, 1972; 1979, No. 76, § 6; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 128; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2751
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2751. Bonds; how conditioned

§ 2751. Bonds; how conditioned|Before acting as such, a guardian appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall give a bond with sureties in a sum as the court directs, conditioned as follows:  (1) to make a true inventory of the real and personal estate of the ward coming to the guardian's possession or knowledge and file the original with the court and serve copies of it as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure; (2) to manage and dispose of the estate and effects according to law and for the best interest of the ward and faithfully discharge the trust in relation thereto; (3) to render an account of the property of the ward in the guardian's hands, including the proceeds of real estate sold by the guardian, and of the management and disposition of the same, within one year after appointment, if the ward has real or personal estate, or within one year after such estate comes to the guardian's possession or knowledge, and at other times as the court directs; (4) at the expiration of the trust, to render and settle the account and pay over and deliver the estate and effects remaining in the guardian's hands or due from settlement to the persons legally entitled to the same. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 129; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2752
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2752. To respond for principal only; court may order income paid to parent

§ 2752. To respond for principal only; court may order income paid to parent|When minor children inherit real or personal estate as the representatives of a deceased parent, or take the same by will, and the living parent of the children as guardian has the custody of their persons and estates, if the Probate Division of the Superior Court directs, the guardian shall furnish a bond to respond and pay the principal of the estate only. The income of the estate shall be expended at the discretion of the guardian for the benefit of the children without account to the court. When a person other than a parent of the children is their guardian and has the custody of their estates only, the court, from time to time, may order and direct the guardian to pay over to the parent of the children the part of the income of their estates, to be expended for their benefit as to the court seems just, in view of the relative value of the estate of the parent and the children. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 130; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2753
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2753. Additional bond

§ 2753. Additional bond|At any time the Probate Division of the Superior Court may require an additional bond of such guardian, to respond both principal and income, if the interest of the wards requires it. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2754
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2754. New bond

§ 2754. New bond|A ward, the heir apparent of a ward, or a person interested in the welfare of a ward, as defined in section 3061 of this title, may file a motion with the Probate Division of the Superior Court to require the guardian to give a new and sufficient bond. If it appears to the court that the bond is insufficient, the court may order the guardian to give a new and sufficient bond. When it appears on the motion of a surety in a guardian's bond that the surety is liable to be injured thereby, the court may discharge the surety from future responsibility and order the guardian to give a new bond. After being notified of the order, if the guardian does not give a new bond, the court may remove the guardian and appoint some other person. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 131; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2755
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2755. Limitation of action on bond

§ 2755. Limitation of action on bond|An action shall not be maintained against the sureties in a bond given by a guardian, unless it is commenced within four years from the time the guardian is discharged. If the person entitled to commence the action is out of the State at the time of such discharge, he or she may commence such action within four years from the time he or she comes into the State.
14 V.S.A. § 2791
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2791. Inventory

§ 2791. Inventory|When his or her ward has estate, real or personal, a guardian appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall make and return an inventory thereof, agreeably to the condition of his or her bond. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2792
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2792. Appraisal to be made; exception

§ 2792. Appraisal to be made; exception|Except in the following cases, such guardian shall cause the estate to be appraised by two or more disinterested persons, to be appointed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court:  (1) when all the estate of the ward is in money, stocks, notes or other demands; (2) when the ward is a minor, and his or her estate, besides money, stocks, notes or other demands does not amount to the sum of $50.00; (3) when the value of the estate appears by the records of the court to which the inventory is returnable. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2793
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2793. Guardian to account for and dispose of personalty

§ 2793. Guardian to account for and dispose of personalty|A guardian shall account for and dispose of the personal estate of his or her ward, as administrators account for and dispose of personal estate in the settlement of estates.
14 V.S.A. § 2794
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2794. Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting

§ 2794. Citation of person suspected of embezzling or secreting|If a guardian, ward, creditor or heir apparent of a ward files a motion complaining to the Probate Division of the Superior Court that a person is suspected of having concealed, embezzled, or conveyed away money, goods, or chattels of the ward, or that such person has possession or knowledge of deeds or other writings that would furnish evidence of a right, title, interest, or claim of the ward in or to real or personal estate, the court may cite that person to appear before it to be examined on oath upon the matter. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 7; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 132; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2795
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2795. Commitment for disobedience; examination

§ 2795. Commitment for disobedience; examination|If the person so cited does not appear and submit to examination, or answer lawful interrogatories, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may issue a warrant committing the person to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections until compliance is given. Interrogatories shall be in writing, signed by the party examined, and filed in the court. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 133; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2796
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2796. Citation; costs

§ 2796. Citation; costs|Such citation shall issue and costs be taxed, as provided in case of similar citations in the settlement of estates.
14 V.S.A. § 2797
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2797. Guardian to manage estate and maintain ward

§ 2797. Guardian to manage estate and maintain ward|A guardian shall manage the estate of his or her ward frugally and without waste and in a manner most beneficial to the ward and out of the estate of his or her ward shall provide for the maintenance of the ward and his or her family, according to his or her condition and property.
14 V.S.A. § 2798
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2798. Guardian may sell personalty and support ward

§ 2798. Guardian may sell personalty and support ward|When it is necessary or for the interest of his or her ward, the guardian shall sell his or her personal estate. Out of the proceeds, and the income of his or her real estate, if sufficient, such guardian shall pay the necessary expenses of the maintenance and education of his or her ward.
14 V.S.A. § 2800
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2800. Disputed claim may be referred

§ 2800. Disputed claim may be referred|When there is a disputed claim between a guardian, on behalf of the ward, and any other person, with the consent of the parties in writing the Probate Division of the Superior Court may refer it to a master as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 134; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2801
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2801. Guardian may discharge mortgage; consent to sale of realty

§ 2801. Guardian may discharge mortgage; consent to sale of realty|On payment to him of the sum due on a real estate mortgage, a guardian may give an acquittance or release of the claim of his ward as mortgagee or assignee under such mortgage, and may give the consent of his ward to the sale of real estate when such consent is required by law.
14 V.S.A. § 2802
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2802. Partition of estate of which ward has an undivided interest

§ 2802. Partition of estate of which ward has an undivided interest|When a ward is joint tenant or tenant in common with others, the ward's guardian may agree with the other joint tenants or tenants in common, to make partition of the lands so held. When that agreement is made in writing and filed with the Probate Division of the Superior Court, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may make the partition. A certified copy thereof shall be recorded in the office where by law a deed of those lands is required to be recorded, and the partition shall be binding on the ward, the ward's heirs and assigns and on the parties to the agreement. (Amended 1971, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 9; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 135; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2803
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2803. Court may order personalty sold and proceeds invested in real estate

§ 2803. Court may order personalty sold and proceeds invested in real estate|(a) On motion of a guardian, a ward, or relative of a ward, or of a person interested in a ward's estate, by order, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may authorize or require the guardian to sell and transfer stock or other personal estate of the ward, collect demands, and invest in real estate the proceeds and the monies in the hands of the guardian, if the court deems it beneficial to the ward.(b) The court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 8; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 136; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2804
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2804. Court may order estate paid to guardian in other state

§ 2804. Court may order estate paid to guardian in other state|When a minor or other person having a guardian appointed by a Probate Division of the Superior Court in this State, has a guardian in another state or country, and it appears to the Probate Division of the Superior Court having jurisdiction in this State that it is necessary and would be beneficial to the interests of such ward to use a part or all of his or her estate in this State to protect his or her interests and property in the other state or country, such court may order the guardian in this State to pay over to the guardian in the other state or country such part of the ward's estate in this State as may be necessary to protect the ward's interests in such other state or country. Such an order shall not be made unless it appears to the Probate Division of the Superior Court that the guardian in such other state or country has by bond or otherwise given satisfactory security for the faithful execution of his or her trust. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2841
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2841. Limiting time for payment of debts

§ 2841. Limiting time for payment of debts|When a ward owes debts at the time of the appointment of his or her guardian, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may allow the guardian a reasonable time, not exceeding one year, to dispose of the estate and collect the demands for the ward and pay such debts. In the discretion of the court, such time may be extended so as not to exceed two years in the whole. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2842
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2842. Realty to be taken when personalty exhausted

§ 2842. Realty to be taken when personalty exhausted|The personal estate of the ward shall be first used for the payment of his or her debts. If the personal estate and the income of his or her real estate are not sufficient, such expenses and debts shall be paid out of the real estate, when sold, according to law.
14 V.S.A. § 2843
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2843. Claims, time for presenting limited; when barred

§ 2843. Claims, time for presenting limited; when barred|On motion of the guardian, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may make an order requiring creditors of a ward to present their claims to the guardian for payment within a time to be limited by the court, which time shall not be more than 18 months nor less than six months. Notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. Claims not presented within the time limited shall be barred as against the guardian, unless after notice of the claims, there is estate in the guardian's hands sufficient to pay all the debts against the ward. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 137; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2846
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2846. Court may order dividend

§ 2846. Court may order dividend|At the expiration of the time limited for creditors to present their claims, if it appears that the ward has not estate sufficient to pay his or her debts, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall order the effects in the hands of the guardian for that purpose to be divided among the creditors in proportion to their claims. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2847
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2847. Allowance to guardian

§ 2847. Allowance to guardian|Before making a dividend, the court may allow to the guardian, out of the estate of the ward, a reasonable sum for his expenses in the management and settlement of the property for expenses in taking care of the person and family of the ward during the settlement, and for wearing apparel of the ward and his or her family.