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15 V.S.A. § 816
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Change of Name|§ 816. Amendment of birth certificate

§ 816. Amendment of birth certificate|A person, or the parent or guardian of a minor, may provide the State Registrar of Vital Records with a copy of his or her birth certificate or the birth certificate of the minor and a certified copy of a decree issued under this chapter authorizing a change of name, and request that the birth certificate be amended in accordance with the decree. The State Registrar of Vital Records shall update the Statewide Registration System and proceed in accordance with 18 V.S.A. § 5075. Notwithstanding 18 V.S.A. § 5075, certificates amended pursuant to this section shall have the words "Court Amended" at the top and shall show that the change of name was made pursuant to this chapter. (Amended 1979, No. 172 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 22, 26; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011; 2017, No. 28, § 3, eff. May 10, 2017; 2017, No. 46, § 57, eff. July 1, 2019.)
15 V.S.A. § 817
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 13 - Change of Name|§ 817. Consultation of Sex Offender Registry when form filed

§ 817. Consultation of Sex Offender Registry when form filed|Upon receipt of a change-of-name form submitted pursuant to section 811 of this title, the Probate Court shall request the Department of Public Safety to determine whether the person's name appears on the Sex Offender Registry established by 13 V.S.A. § 5402. If the person's name appears on the Registry, the Probate Court shall not permit the person to change his or her name unless it finds, after permitting the Department of Public Safety to appear, that there is a compelling purpose for doing so. (Added 2009, No. 58, § 12.)
15 V.S.A. § 901
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 15 - Parent and Child|§ 901. Parents' liability for damages

§ 901. Parents' liability for damages|(a) When an unemancipated minor under the age of 18 years willfully or maliciously causes damage to any property, public or private, or injury to a person, either of his or her parents shall be liable to the owner of such property or to the person injured, in an action on this statute, for the damage to property, injury to person, or either, in an amount not to exceed $5,000.00 provided such minor would be liable had such minor been an adult. If the damage or injury is caused by two or more such minors, a parent shall be liable for each of his or her children subject to the provisions of this section in an amount not exceeding $5,000.00. The remedy provided shall be in addition to, and not in lieu of, any other remedy which may exist at law; except, however, that any judgment subsequently recovered in any action brought for money damages on account of the damage or injury contemplated shall be reduced by the extent of any previous judgment recovered in any other such action.(b) The provisions of subsection (a) of this section shall not apply to a parent legally deprived or relieved of the custody of the minor prior to the commission of the act complained of.(c) In an action under this section against a minor's parents, nothing contained in the record of any juvenile proceeding involving the minor shall be admissible as evidence except as provided in 33 V.S.A. § 5117.(d) Law enforcement officers who come in contact with an owner of property damaged by a minor or a person injured by a minor shall make a reasonable effort to inform such person of the provisions of this section. (Added 1959, No. 124, §§ 1, 2; amended 1989, No. 142 (Adj. Sess.), § 7; 1995, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; 2013, No. 131 (Adj. Sess.), § 111.)
15 V.S.A. § 1001
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Causes of Actions and Breach of Contract|§ 1001. Causes of action abolished

§ 1001. Causes of action abolished|The rights of action to recover sums of money as damages for alienation of affections, criminal conversation, seduction, or breach of contract to marry are abolished. No act done within this State shall operate to give rise, either within or outside this State, to any such right of action. No contract to marry made or entered into in this State shall operate to give rise, either within or outside this State, to any cause or right of action for its breach. (Added 1973, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.).)
15 V.S.A. § 1002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Causes of Actions and Breach of Contract|§ 1002. Gifts made in contemplation of civil marriage

§ 1002. Gifts made in contemplation of civil marriage|Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to bar a right of action for the recovery of a chattel, the return of money or securities, or the value thereof at the time of the transfer, or the rescission of a deed to real property when the sole consideration for the transfer of the chattel, money, or securities or real property was a contemplated civil marriage that has not occurred, and the court may, if in its discretion justice so requires:  (1) award the defendant a lien upon the chattel, securities or real property for monies expended in connection therewith or improvements made thereto; or (2) deny judgment for the recovery of the chattel or securities or for rescission of the deed and award money damages in lieu thereof. (Added 1973, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.); amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 1003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 17 - Causes of Actions and Breach of Contract|§ 1003. Instruments void

§ 1003. Instruments void|Any contract or instrument executed after July 1, 1974 within this State in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any claim or cause of action abolished by this chapter, whether such claim or cause of action arose within or outside this State, is contrary to the public policy of this State and absolutely void. Nothing in this section shall affect the rights of parties to settle or compromise any suit duly begun or pending on July 1, 1974. (Added 1973, No. 198 (Adj. Sess.).)
15 V.S.A. § 1011
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Grandparents' Visitation|§ 1011. Jurisdiction

§ 1011. Jurisdiction|(a) A court that has considered or is considering the custody or visitation of a minor child may award visitation rights to a grandparent of the child, upon written request of the grandparent filed with the court, if the court finds that to do so would be in the best interests of the child.(b) No grandparent shall be afforded party status, but may be called as a witness by the court, and shall be subject to cross-examination by the parties.(c) No appeal may be taken by any grandparent from the court's decision on visitation as it pertains to any grandparent.(d) A grandparent who has visitation rights under this section may move the court for enforcement of the court's order in the same manner as would a party. A hearing shall be held and notice shall be given to the parties pursuant to the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure. (Added 1983, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1984; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 127.)
15 V.S.A. § 1012
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Grandparents' Visitation|§ 1012. If a parent is deceased or cannot decide

§ 1012. If a parent is deceased or cannot decide|If a parent of a minor child is deceased, physically or mentally incapable of making a decision, or has abandoned the child, a grandparent of the child may commence an action in Superior Court in the county in which the custodian of the child resides to obtain visitation rights. The action shall promptly be tried without a jury in the same manner as a divorce case. The custodian of the child shall be the party defendant. In the event that the custodian of the child is not the parent of the child, the parent shall also be joined as a party defendant. (Added 1983, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1984.)
15 V.S.A. § 1013
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Grandparents' Visitation|§ 1013. Decision

§ 1013. Decision|(a) The court shall grant the petitioner reasonable visitation or access to the grandchild upon determining that to do so would be in the best interests of the child.(b) In determining the best interests of the child, the court shall consider the following factors:  (1) the love, affection, and other emotional ties existing between the grandparents involved and the child; (2) the capacity and disposition of the parties involved to give the child love, affection, and guidance; (3) the nature of the relationship between the petitioner and the grandchild and the desirability of maintaining that relationship; (4) the moral fitness of the parties; (5) the mental and physical health of the parties; (6) the reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of sufficient age to express a preference; (7) the willingness and ability of the petitioner to facilitate and encourage a close and continuing relationship between the child and the other parties; and (8) any other factor which the court considers to be relevant to a just determination regarding visitation or access. (Added 1983, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1984.)
15 V.S.A. § 1014
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Grandparents' Visitation|§ 1014. Modification

§ 1014. Modification|A court may modify or terminate any order granted under this section, issue any orders necessary to the enforcement of rights or the protection of parties under this section, and award costs for defending or prosecuting actions under this section. (Added 1983, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1984.)
15 V.S.A. § 1015
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Grandparents' Visitation|§ 1015. Limit on refiling

§ 1015. Limit on refiling|Absent a real, substantial, and unanticipated change of circumstances, no person whose petition under this section is denied with prejudice may file another petition under this section sooner than one year after that denial. (Added 1983, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1984.)
15 V.S.A. § 1016
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 18 - Grandparents' Visitation|§ 1016. Automatic expiration

§ 1016. Automatic expiration|When a child subject to an order under this chapter is later adopted, the order under this chapter expires, except when the adopting parent is a stepparent, grandparent, or other relative of the child. (Added 1983, No. 219 (Adj. Sess.), eff. May 9, 1984.)
15 V.S.A. § 1062
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1062. Proceedings governed by other law

§ 1062. Proceedings governed by other law|This chapter does not govern an adoption proceeding or a proceeding pertaining to the authorization of emergency medical care for a child. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1063
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1063. Application to Indian tribes; international application

§ 1063. Application to Indian tribes; international application|(a) A child custody proceeding that pertains to an Indian child as defined in the Indian Child Welfare Act, 25 U.S.C. § 1901 et seq., is not subject to this chapter to the extent that it is governed by the Indian Child Welfare Act.(b) A Vermont court shall treat a foreign country as if it were a state of the United States for the purpose of applying this subchapter and subchapter 2 of this chapter.(c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section, a child custody determination made in a foreign country under factual circumstances in substantial conformity with the jurisdictional standards of this chapter must be recognized and enforced under subchapter 3 of this chapter.(d) A Vermont court need not apply this chapter if the child custody law of a foreign country violates fundamental principles of human rights. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1064
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1064. Effect of child custody determination

§ 1064. Effect of child custody determination|A child custody determination made by a Vermont court that had jurisdiction under this chapter binds all persons who have been served in accordance with the Vermont laws or notified in accordance with section 1066 of this title or who have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court, and who have been given an opportunity to be heard. As to those persons, the determination is conclusive as to all decided issues of law and fact except to the extent the determination is modified. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1065
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1065. Priority

§ 1065. Priority|If a question of existence or exercise of jurisdiction under this chapter is raised in a child custody proceeding, the question, upon request of a party, must be given priority on the calendar and handled expeditiously. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1066
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1066. Notice to persons outside State

§ 1066. Notice to persons outside State|(a) Notice required for the exercise of jurisdiction when a person is outside Vermont may be given in a manner prescribed by the law of Vermont for service of process or by the law of the state in which the service is made. Notice shall be given in a manner reasonably calculated to give actual notice but may be by publication if other means are not effective.(b) Proof of service may be made in the manner prescribed by the law of Vermont or by the law of the state in which the service is made.(c) Notice is not required for the exercise of jurisdiction with respect to a person who submits to the jurisdiction of the court. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1067
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1067. Appearance and limited immunity

§ 1067. Appearance and limited immunity|(a) A party to a child custody proceeding, including a modification proceeding, or a petitioner or respondent in a proceeding to enforce or register a child custody determination, is not subject to personal jurisdiction in Vermont for another proceeding or purpose solely by reason of having participated or of having been physically present for the purpose of participating in the proceeding.(b) A person who is subject to personal jurisdiction in Vermont on a basis other than physical presence is not immune from service of process in Vermont. A party present in Vermont who is subject to the jurisdiction of another state is not immune from service of process allowable under the laws of that state.(c) The immunity granted by subsection (a) of this section shall not:  (1) extend to civil litigation based on acts unrelated to the participation in a proceeding under this chapter committed by an individual while present in Vermont; or (2) be construed to prevent the arrest of a person pursuant to a valid warrant. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1068
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1068. Communication between courts

§ 1068. Communication between courts|(a) A Vermont court may communicate with a court in another state concerning a proceeding arising under this chapter.(b) The court may allow the parties to participate in the communication. If the parties are not able to participate in the communication, they shall be given the opportunity to present facts and legal arguments before a decision on jurisdiction is made.(c) Communication between courts on schedules, calendars, court records, and similar matters may occur without informing the parties. A record need not be made of the communication.(d) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a record shall be made of a communication under this section. The parties shall be informed promptly of the communication and granted access to the record.(e) For the purposes of this section, "record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1069
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1069. Taking testimony in another state

§ 1069. Taking testimony in another state|(a) A party to a child custody proceeding may, in addition to other procedures available to a party, offer testimony of witnesses who are located in another state, including testimony of the parties and the child, by deposition or other means allowable in Vermont for testimony taken in another state. The court on its own motion may order that the testimony of a person be taken in another state and may prescribe the manner in which and the terms upon which the testimony is taken.(b) A Vermont court may permit an individual residing in another state to be deposed or to testify by telephone, audiovisual means, or other electronic means before a designated court or at another location in that state. A Vermont court shall cooperate with courts of other states in designating an appropriate location for the deposition or testimony.(c) Documentary evidence transmitted from another state to a Vermont court by technological means that do not produce an original writing may not be excluded from evidence on an objection based on the means of transmission. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1070
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1070. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records

§ 1070. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records|(a) A Vermont court may request the appropriate court of another state to:  (1) hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) order a person to produce or give evidence pursuant to procedures of that state; (3) order that an evaluation be made with respect to the custody of a child involved in a pending proceeding; (4) forward to the Vermont court a certified copy of the transcript of the record of the hearing, the evidence otherwise presented, and any evaluation prepared in compliance with the request; and (5) order a party to a child custody proceeding or any person having physical custody of the child to appear in the proceeding with or without the child.   (b) Upon request of a court of another state, a Vermont court may hold a hearing or enter an order described in subsection (a) of this section.(c) Travel and other necessary and reasonable expenses incurred under subsections (a) and (b) of this section may be assessed against the parties according to Vermont law.(d) A Vermont court shall preserve the pleadings, orders, decrees, records of hearings, evaluations, and other pertinent records with respect to a child custody proceeding until the child attains 18 years of age. Upon appropriate request by a court or law enforcement official of another state, the court shall forward a certified copy of those records. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1071
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1071. Initial child custody jurisdiction

§ 1071. Initial child custody jurisdiction|(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 1074 of this title, a Vermont court has jurisdiction to make an initial child custody determination only if:  (1) Vermont is the home state of the child on the date of the commencement of the proceeding or was the home state of the child within six months before the commencement of the proceeding and the child is absent from Vermont, but a parent or person acting as a parent continues to live in Vermont; (2) a court of another state does not have jurisdiction under subdivision (1) of this subsection, or a court of the home state of the child has declined to exercise jurisdiction on the ground that Vermont is the more appropriate forum under section 1077 or 1078 of this title, and:  (A) the child and the child's parents, or the child and at least one parent or a person acting as a parent, have a significant connection with Vermont other than mere physical presence; and (B) substantial evidence is available in Vermont concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships;  (3) all courts having jurisdiction under subdivision (1) or (2) of this subsection have declined to exercise jurisdiction on the grounds that a Vermont court is the more appropriate forum to determine the custody of the child under section 1077 or 1078 of this title; or (4) no court of any other state would have jurisdiction under the criteria specified in subdivision (1), (2), or (3) of this subsection.   (b) Subsection (a) of this section is the exclusive jurisdictional basis for making a child custody determination by a Vermont court.(c) Physical presence of, or personal jurisdiction over, a party or a child is not necessary or sufficient to make a child custody determination. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1072
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1072. Exclusive; continuing jurisdiction

§ 1072. Exclusive; continuing jurisdiction|(a) Except as otherwise provided in section 1074 of this title, a Vermont court that has made a child custody determination consistent with section 1071 or 1073 of this title has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction over the determination until:  (1) a Vermont court determines that neither the child nor the child and one parent nor the child and a person acting as a parent have a significant connection with Vermont, and that substantial evidence is no longer available in Vermont concerning the child's care, protection, training, and personal relationships; or (2) a Vermont court or a court of another state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not currently reside in Vermont.   (b) A Vermont court that has made a child custody determination and does not have exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under this section may modify that determination only if it has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under section 1071 of this title. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
15 V.S.A. § 1073
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act|§ 1073. Jurisdiction to modify determination

§ 1073. Jurisdiction to modify determination|Except as otherwise provided in section 1074 of this title, a Vermont court may not modify a child custody determination made by a court of another state unless a Vermont court has jurisdiction to make an initial determination under subdivision 1071(a)(1) or (2) of this title and:  (1) the court of the other state determines it no longer has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction under section 1072 of this title or that a Vermont court would be a more convenient forum under section 1077 of this title; or (2) a Vermont court or a court of the other state determines that the child, the child's parents, and any person acting as a parent do not currently reside in the other state. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)