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14 V.S.A. § 2848
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2848. After dividend, claims barred as to guardian; exception

§ 2848. After dividend, claims barred as to guardian; exception|After the dividend is made, the creditors shall have no further claim against the guardian on their demands, except where estate of the ward afterwards comes to his or her possession or knowledge. In such case, the court may make another dividend among the creditors.
14 V.S.A. § 2849
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2849. Claims not barred

§ 2849. Claims not barred|Sections 2841-2848 of this title shall not bar the claims of creditors against the ward after he or she is discharged from guardianship.
14 V.S.A. § 2850
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2850. Ward not to be sued; action commenced before appointment may proceed

§ 2850. Ward not to be sued; action commenced before appointment may proceed|A writ or execution shall not be issued against a ward for a debt while he or she is under guardianship; but actions commenced against a person before the appointment of his guardian may be prosecuted to final judgment. A creditor may have execution against the real or personal estate of the ward on which he or she had a previous lien by attachment, and such real or personal estate may be disposed of according to law to satisfy such execution.
14 V.S.A. § 2881
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2881. Real estate; when may be sold

§ 2881. Real estate; when may be sold|The Probate Division of the Superior Court may authorize guardians to sell a part or all of the lands of their wards or the interest of such wards in real estate, vested or contingent, in the following cases:  (1) when the personal estate of a ward is insufficient to pay the expenses of maintaining the ward and his or her family, or of educating a minor ward as his or her circumstances require; (2) when the personal estate of a ward is insufficient to pay his or her debts contracted before or after the appointment of his or her guardian; (3) when it appears to the court conducive to the interest of the ward to sell the real estate, or an interest vested or contingent in the real estate and put the proceeds at interest or invest it in stocks or in real estate. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 9; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2882
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2882. Regulations under which license granted

§ 2882. Regulations under which license granted|As provided in section 2881 of this title, the order of a Probate Division of the Superior Court licensing the sale of lands of wards shall be made under the following regulations:  (1) On motion of the guardian for license to sell, the probate division of the superior court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (2) At the hearing, the guardian shall produce evidence of the value of the estate to be sold, the interest of the ward therein and of the necessity of sale. (3) Before license is granted and if the court requires, the guardian shall give a bond with sufficient sureties, in a sum double the value of the land to be sold, conditioned to account for the proceeds of the sale, according to law, and shall also be sworn to sell the estate as judged will be most beneficial to the ward. A certificate of the oath made by the authority administering it shall be returned to the Probate Division of the Superior Court before the license issues. (4) If the foregoing requisites are complied with, the court may order a public or private sale of the lands of the ward or an interest in the same, or such part thereof as the court deems necessary, and shall furnish the guardian with a certified copy of its order. (5) If the court directs a public sale, the order shall designate the mode of giving notice of the time and place thereof, and the sale shall be in the town where the lands lie. (6) The order of sale shall state that the requisites mentioned in subdivisions (1)-(3) of this section have been complied with. A copy thereof shall be recorded, previous to the sale, in the office where a deed of such lands is required to be recorded. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 138; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2883
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2883. Term of license

§ 2883. Term of license|Such license shall not continue in force more than two years.
14 V.S.A. § 2884
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2884. Deed, effect of

§ 2884. Deed, effect of|A deed executed by a guardian of the lands of his or her ward under such order of sale shall be valid and shall convey the interest of the ward in the lands, whether vested or contingent.
14 V.S.A. § 2885
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2885. Guardian to report sale

§ 2885. Guardian to report sale|Within three months after a sale of real estate of his or her ward under a license, a guardian shall make report of his or her proceedings, setting forth the time and manner of sale, the person to whom and the price for which it was sold and a description of each parcel sold. Such report shall be filed and docketed in the Probate Division, but neglect to make the report shall not affect the title to the lands sold. (Amended 1971, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 10.)
14 V.S.A. § 2886
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2886. License when guardian or ward resides out of state

§ 2886. License when guardian or ward resides out of state|On motion to the Probate Division of the Superior Court for an order to sell the real estate of a ward, when the sale is necessary or conducive to the interests of that person, a license may be granted as provided in this chapter, although the guardian making the motion, or the ward, or both, reside out of the State. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 10; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 139; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2887
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2887. Conveyance of land that ward was under contract to convey

§ 2887. Conveyance of land that ward was under contract to convey|When a person, while not under guardianship, was under contract binding in law or equity to deed lands, on motion, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may grant license to the guardian of that person to convey those lands according to the contract. The court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 11; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 140;  2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2888
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2888. License not to be granted to creditors' injury

§ 2888. License not to be granted to creditors' injury|The license shall not be granted if it appears to the court that the conveyance would so reduce the assets in the hands of the guardian as to lessen the amount that creditors would receive from the estate of the ward.
14 V.S.A. § 2889
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2889. If guardian grantee, judge to convey; deed, effect of

§ 2889. If guardian grantee, judge to convey; deed, effect of|If the contract is to convey lands to the guardian, the judge of the Probate Division shall execute the deed. Such deed, or the deed of the guardian, as the case may be, shall be as effectual to convey the lands as if executed by the ward when not under guardianship. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 12.)
14 V.S.A. § 2890
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2890. Lands held in trust to be conveyed to beneficiary

§ 2890. Lands held in trust to be conveyed to beneficiary|When a person, while not under guardianship, held lands in trust for another person, or where lands have been set off on execution to a ward on a debt in the name of the ward but being the debt of some other person, and not belonging to the ward, upon motion, the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. The court may grant license to the guardian to deed the lands to the person for whose benefit they are held. The court may decree the execution of the trust, whether created by deed or by law. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 13; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 141; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2891
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2891. When guardian dies or is removed pending sale, new license

§ 2891. When guardian dies or is removed pending sale, new license|If the guardian dies, resigns, or is removed before the completion of a sale of real estate under a license, within two years from the time of granting the same, the court may issue a new license to his successor without further notice or hearing.
14 V.S.A. § 2921
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2921. Accounts, time

§ 2921. Accounts, time|Within one year after his or her appointment and annually thereafter and at such other times as the Probate Division of the Superior Court directs, a guardian whose ward has real or personal estate shall render and settle with the court an account of the proceeds and expenditure of his or her ward's estate. At the expiration of his or her trust, such guardian shall render and settle with the Probate Division of the Superior Court his or her account of the property of his or her ward, including the income and proceeds of the sale of his or her personal and real estate, and pay over and deliver to persons entitled to the same the estate and effects remaining in his or her hands, or due from him or her on such settlements. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2922
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2922. By guardian of nonresident ward

§ 2922. By guardian of nonresident ward|When a minor or other person has a guardian in this State, but resides in another state or country, and it is shown to the court that such minor or other person has a guardian in the state or country where he or she resides, and that such guardian, by bond or otherwise, has given satisfactory security for the faithful performance of his or her trust, the court may order the first named guardian to settle his or her account and pay over the estate of his or her ward to the nonresident guardian, if it appears to the court that such transfer will be for the interests of the ward.
14 V.S.A. § 2923
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2923. Property may be ordered into hands of nonresident guardian; proceedings

§ 2923. Property may be ordered into hands of nonresident guardian; proceedings|(a) When a guardian and ward are nonresidents and the ward is entitled to property in this State, the guardian may petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court for removal of the property. The petition shall set forth that the removal of the property of the ward will not conflict with the terms and limitations of the right by which the ward owns the same nor be prejudicial to the ward's interests therein. The petition shall be accompanied by a complete transcript from the records of a court of competent jurisdiction of the state in which the guardian and ward reside, duly exemplified or authenticated, showing appointment as guardian of the ward and that, by bond or otherwise, satisfactory security has been given for the faithful execution of the trust.(b) The transcript shall be filed in the court, and the guardian shall thereupon be entitled to receive letters or a certificate of guardianship of the estate of the ward from the court, which shall authorize the guardian to demand, sue for, and recover property and remove the same to the other state.(c) The court may order a resident guardian, executor, or administrator, having any of the estate of the ward, to deliver the same to the nonresident guardian, provided that all debts in favor of residents or citizens of this State, known to exist against the estate, whether due or to become due, have first been paid or tendered. (Amended 1971, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 11; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 142; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2924
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2924. Same; exception

§ 2924. Same; exception|Section 2923 of this title shall not apply if the parent of the ward, being a resident of this State at the time of death, has appointed a guardian for the ward by last will and testament and the guardian resides in this State at the time the petition provided for in section 2923 is made, unless the consent of the testamentary guardian to the removal of the property is satisfactorily shown to the Probate Division of the Superior Court to which the petition is made. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 143; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2925
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2925. Guardian to swear to correctness of account

§ 2925. Guardian to swear to correctness of account|The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall examine every guardian upon oath as to the truth and correctness of an account before the same is allowed by the court. However, in its discretion, the court may dispense with such examination when objection is not made to the allowance of the account. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 144;  2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2926
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2926. Surety may intervene as party; rights of surety

§ 2926. Surety may intervene as party; rights of surety|Upon the settlement of a guardian's account, any person interested as surety in respect to the account may intervene as a party to the accounting with the same rights as the surety of an administrator in like cases. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 145.)
14 V.S.A. § 2927
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2927. Remedy, after guardian's discharge, reexamination of accounts

§ 2927. Remedy, after guardian's discharge, reexamination of accounts|After the trust of a guardian is terminated, if the ward or the ward's legal representatives are dissatisfied with the account as allowed by the Probate Division of the Superior Court during the continuance of the trust, within two years, and if the ward or the legal representatives do not at the time of the termination of the trust reside in this State, within four years thereafter, they may file a motion to reopen the estate for a reexamination of the account. After notice as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure, the court shall reexamine accounts previously allowed. A party may appeal from the decision of the Probate Division to the Civil Division of the Superior Court. The final allowance of accounts in these proceedings shall be conclusive between the parties. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 146;  2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 124, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2928
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2928. Death of ward

§ 2928. Death of ward|Whenever a person dies while under guardianship, the guardian may pay so much of the burial expenses as the guardian is able from the funds in his or her hands and make final account to the Probate Division of the Superior Court. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 147; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2961
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2961. Previous acts confirmed and compensation allowed, on being lawfully appointed

§ 2961. Previous acts confirmed and compensation allowed, on being lawfully appointed|If a person who has acted as guardian under an appointment void or voidable by reason of the incapacity of the judge or register of probate to make such appointment, shall afterwards be lawfully appointed guardian of the ward named in such void or voidable appointment, the Probate Division of the Superior Court making such lawful appointment may ratify and confirm the acts, approve and allow the accounts, and allow full compensation for the services of such person while acting under such previous appointment, if it appears that such person has acted in good faith and executed the supposed trust as required by law. (Added 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2962
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2962. Good faith

§ 2962. Good faith|A person who has acted in good faith as guardian under an appointment void or voidable may render an account as guardian to the court in which the proceeding is pending. If it appears that the person accepted and acted under appointment in good faith and has executed the supposed trust as required by law, the court shall confirm the acts, allow the accounts, and allow full compensation for the services of the person, and may allow and confirm all accounts of the person, which have been previously examined and allowed if the accounts are found correct and just. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 148.)
14 V.S.A. § 2963
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2963. Conveyances valid

§ 2963. Conveyances valid|When the acts of a guardian under a void or voidable appointment are confirmed, as provided in sections 2961 and 2962 of this title, all sales of the real estate of the supposed ward previously made under a license issued by the Probate Division of the Superior Court shall be valid and of full force from the date of sale. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 149; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 2964
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 2964. Bond

§ 2964. Bond|A bond given to a Probate Division of the Superior Court by a guardian under a void or voidable appointment shall be valid. If he or she is appointed guardian, as provided in section 2961 of this title, a new bond need not be required, if, in the opinion of the Probate Division of the Superior Court, the first bond given is sufficient. (Amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 3001
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 3001. Removal; resignation; marriage of guardian; vacancies

§ 3001. Removal; resignation; marriage of guardian; vacancies|If a guardian for a minor neglects to render an account as required by the Vermont Rules of Probate Procedure or to appear, or to perform an order or decree of the Probate Division of the Superior Court, or absconds or becomes mentally disabled or otherwise incapable or unsuitable to discharge the trust, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may remove or may allow the guardian to resign. Marriage shall not extinguish a guardian's authority. When a guardianship becomes vacant, the court may make a new appointment. (Amended 1979, No. 76, § 14; 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 150; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009;  2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 3002
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 3002. Minor ward's marriage; exception

§ 3002. Minor ward's marriage; exception|The marriage of a minor under guardianship shall discharge the guardian from all right to custody and education, but not from a right to property of the ward. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 151; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
14 V.S.A. § 3003
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 3003. Parent may move for guardian's removal; notice

§ 3003. Parent may move for guardian's removal; notice|When, by reason of the incapacity or unsuitableness of a parent to have the custody and education of a minor child, another person has been appointed guardian of the minor, the parent may, at any time, file a motion for the removal of the guardian. The court shall schedule a hearing and notice shall be given as provided by the Rules of Probate Procedure. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 152; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 64.)
14 V.S.A. § 3004
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 3004. Court may revoke

§ 3004. Court may revoke|Upon hearing, if the Probate Division of the Superior Court is of the opinion that the parent is then a proper person to have the care and custody of the child, it shall revoke the guardianship and order the guardian to deliver the custody of the child to the parent within a time it judges reasonable. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 153;  2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 3005
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 3005. Guardian refusing to give up ward, committed

§ 3005. Guardian refusing to give up ward, committed|If the guardian does not obey the order, the court may issue a warrant directed to any sheriff or constable requiring him or her to apprehend and commit the guardian to the Commissioner of Corrections until he or she performs the order or is discharged by law.
14 V.S.A. § 3011
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 3011. Special fiduciary

§ 3011. Special fiduciary|When a guardian fails to perform duties required by law, the Rules of Probate Procedure, or order of the court, the Probate Division of the Superior Court may suspend the guardian from further duties and appoint a special fiduciary to assume temporarily the powers and duties of the guardian replaced. A special fiduciary shall give a bond as is otherwise required in the proceeding. (Added 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 155; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
14 V.S.A. § 3060
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations|Chapter 111 - Guardianship|§ 3060. Policy

§ 3060. Policy|Guardianship shall be utilized only as necessary to promote the well-being of the individual and to protect the individual from violations of his or her human and civil rights. It shall be designed to encourage the development and maintenance of maximum self-reliance and independence in the individual and only the least restrictive form of guardianship shall be ordered to the extent required by the individual's actual mental and adaptive limitations. The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right of an adult with capacity to determine the extent of health care the individual will receive. (Added 1979, No. 76, § 15; amended 2007, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)