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14 V.S.A. § 1011
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing With Trustee|§ 1011. Interest as general partner

§ 1011. Interest as general partner|(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section or unless personal liability is imposed in the contract, a trustee who holds, in a fiduciary capacity, an interest as a general partner in a general or limited partnership is not personally liable on a contract entered into by the partnership after the trust's acquisition of the interest if the fiduciary capacity was disclosed in the contract. The requirement of disclosure in the contract will be satisfied if the trustee signs the contract or signs another writing which is contemporaneously delivered to the other parties to the contract in a manner that clearly evidences that the trustee executed the contract in a fiduciary capacity.(b) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c) of this section, a trustee who holds an interest as a general partner is not personally liable for torts committed by the partnership or for obligations arising from ownership or control of the interest unless the trustee is personally at fault.(c) The immunity provided by this section does not apply if an interest in the partnership is held by the trustee in a capacity other than that of trustee or is held by the trustee's spouse or one or more of the trustee's descendants, siblings, or parents, or the spouse of any of them.(d) If the trustee of a revocable trust holds an interest as a general partner, the settlor is personally liable for contracts and other obligations of the partnership as if the settlor were a general partner. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1012
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 10 - Liability of Trustees and Rights of Persons Dealing With Trustee|§ 1012. Protection of person dealing with trustee

§ 1012. Protection of person dealing with trustee|(a) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a trustee or who in good faith and for value deals with a trustee without knowledge that the trustee is exceeding or improperly exercising the trustee's powers is protected from liability as if the trustee properly exercised the power.(b) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith deals with a trustee is not required to inquire into the extent of the trustee's powers or the propriety of their exercise.(c) A person who in good faith delivers assets to a trustee need not ensure their proper application.(d) A person other than a beneficiary who in good faith assists a former trustee or who in good faith and for value deals with a former trustee without knowledge that the trusteeship has terminated is protected from liability as if the former trustee were still a trustee.(e) Comparable protective provisions of other laws relating to commercial transactions or transfer of securities by fiduciaries prevail over the protection provided by this section. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1101
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 11 - Trusts Protectors and Trust Advisors|§ 1101. Trust advisors and trust protectors

§ 1101. Trust advisors and trust protectors|(a) A trust protector or trust advisor is any person, other than a trustee, who under the terms of the trust, an agreement of the qualified beneficiaries authorized by the terms of the trust, or a court order has a power or duty with respect to a trust, including, without limitation, one or more of the following powers:  (1) the power to modify or amend the trust instrument to achieve favorable tax status or respond to changes in any applicable federal, State, or other tax law affecting the trust, including any rulings, regulations, or other guidance implementing or interpreting such laws; (2) the power to amend or modify the trust instrument to take advantage of changes in the rule against perpetuities, laws governing restraints on alienation, or other State laws restricting the terms of the trust, the distribution of trust property, or the administration of the trust; (3) the power to appoint a successor trust protector or trust advisor; (4) the power to review and approve a trustee's trust reports or accountings; (5) the power to change the governing law or principal place of administration of the trust; (6) the power to remove and replace any trust advisor or trust protector for the reasons stated in the trust instrument; (7) the power to remove a trustee, cotrustee, or successor trustee for the reasons stated in the trust instrument, and to appoint a successor; (8) the power to consent to a trustee's or cotrustee's action or inaction in making distributions to beneficiaries; (9) the power to increase or decrease any interest of the beneficiaries in the trust, to grant a power of appointment to one or more trust beneficiaries, or to terminate or amend any power of appointment granted in the trust; however, a modification, amendment, or grant of a power of appointment may not grant a beneficial interest in a charitable trust with only charitable beneficiaries to any noncharitable interest or purpose and may not grant a beneficial interest in any trust to the trust protector or trust advisor or to the estate or for the benefit of the creditors of such trust protector or such trust advisor; (10) the power to perform a specific duty or function that would normally be required of a trustee or cotrustee; (11) the power to advise the trustee or cotrustee concerning any beneficiary; (12) the power to consent to a trustee's or cotrustee's action or inaction relating to investments of trust assets; and (13) the power to direct the acquisition, disposition, or retention of any trust investment.   (b) The exercise of a power by a trust advisor or a trust protector shall be exercised in the sole and absolute discretion of the trust advisor or trust protector and shall be binding on all other persons. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 11 - Trusts Protectors and Trust Advisors|§ 1102. Trust advisors and trust protectors as fiduciaries

§ 1102. Trust advisors and trust protectors as fiduciaries|(a) A trust advisor or trust protector is a fiduciary with respect to each power granted to such trust advisor or trust protector. In exercising any power or refraining from exercising any power, a trust advisor or trust protector shall act in good faith and in accordance with the terms and purposes of the trust and the interests of the beneficiaries.(b) A trust advisor or trust protector is an excluded fiduciary with respect to each power granted or reserved exclusively to any one or more other trustees, trust advisors, or trust protectors. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1103
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 11 - Trusts Protectors and Trust Advisors|§ 1103. Trust advisor and trust protector subject to court jurisdiction

§ 1103. Trust advisor and trust protector subject to court jurisdiction|By accepting appointment to serve as a trust advisor or trust protector, the trust advisor or the trust protector submits personally to the jurisdiction of the courts of this State even if investment advisory agreements or other related agreements provide otherwise, and the trust advisor or trust protector may be made a party to any action or proceeding relating to a decision, action, or inaction of the trust advisor or trust protector. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1104
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 11 - Trusts Protectors and Trust Advisors|§ 1104. No duty to review actions of trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector

§ 1104. No duty to review actions of trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector|(a) Whenever, pursuant to the terms of a trust, an agreement of the qualified beneficiaries authorized by the terms of the trust, or a court order, an excluded fiduciary is to follow the direction of a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector with respect to investment decisions, distribution decisions, or other decisions of the non-excluded fiduciary, then, except to the extent that the terms of the trust, the agreement of the qualified beneficiaries, or the court order provide otherwise, the excluded fiduciary shall have no duty to:  (1) monitor the conduct of the trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector; (2) provide advice to the trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector or consult with the trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector; or (3) communicate with or warn or apprise any beneficiary or third party concerning instances in which the excluded fiduciary would or might have exercised the excluded fiduciary's own discretion in a manner different from the manner directed by the trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector.   (b) Absent clear and convincing evidence to the contrary, the actions of the excluded fiduciary pertaining to matters within the scope of the trustee's, trust advisor's, or trust protector's authority including confirming that the trustee's, trust advisor's, or trust protector's directions have been carried out, recording and reporting actions taken at the trustee's, trust advisor's, or trust protector's direction, or taking action pursuant to section 813 of this title, shall be presumed to be administrative actions taken by the excluded fiduciary solely to allow the excluded fiduciary to perform those duties assigned to the excluded fiduciary under the terms of the trust, the agreement of the qualified beneficiaries, or the court order, and such administrative actions shall not be deemed to constitute an undertaking by the excluded fiduciary to monitor the trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector or otherwise participate in actions within the scope of the trustee's, trust advisor's, or trust protector's authority. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1105
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 11 - Trusts Protectors and Trust Advisors|§ 1105. Fiduciary's liability for action or inaction of trustee, trust advisor, and trust protector

§ 1105. Fiduciary's liability for action or inaction of trustee, trust advisor, and trust protector|An excluded fiduciary is not liable for:  (1) any loss resulting from any action or inaction of a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector; or (2) any loss that results from the failure of a trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector to take any action proposed by the excluded fiduciary where such action requires the authorization of the trustee, trust advisor, or trust protector, provided that an excluded fiduciary who had a duty to propose such action timely sought but failed to obtain the authorization. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1201
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 1201. Uniformity of application and construction

§ 1201. Uniformity of application and construction|In applying and construing this title, consideration must be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1202
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 1202. Electronic records and signatures

§ 1202. Electronic records and signatures|The provisions of this title governing the legal effect, validity, or enforceability of electronic records or electronic signatures and of contracts formed or performed with the use of such records or signatures conform to the requirements of Section 102 of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act (15 U.S.C. § 7002) and supersede, modify, and limit the requirements of the Electronic Signatures in Global and National Commerce Act. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1203
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 1203. Severability clause

§ 1203. Severability clause|If any provision of this title or its application to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this title which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this title are severable. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1.)
14 V.S.A. § 1204
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 14A - Trusts|Chapter 12 - Miscellaneous Provisions|§ 1204. Application to existing relationships

§ 1204. Application to existing relationships|(a) Except as otherwise provided in this title, on the effective date of this title:  (1) this title applies to all trusts created before, on, or after its effective date; (2) this title applies to all judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced on or after its effective date; (3) this title applies to judicial proceedings concerning testamentary trusts commenced before its effective date except that accountings shall continue to be due from the trustees of such trusts in the same manner and in the same frequency as required by the Probate Division of the Superior Court prior to this title unless otherwise ordered by the Probate Division of the Superior Court; (4) this title applies to all other judicial proceedings concerning trusts commenced before its effective date unless the Probate Division of the Superior Court finds that application of a particular provision of this title would substantially interfere with the effective conduct of the judicial proceedings or prejudice the rights of the parties, in which case the particular provision of this title does not apply and the superseded law applies; (5) any rule of construction or presumption provided in this title applies to trust instruments executed before the effective date of this title unless there is a clear indication of a contrary intent in the terms of the trust; and (6) an act done before the effective date of this title is not affected by this title.   (b) If a right is acquired, extinguished, or barred upon the expiration of a prescribed period that has commenced to run under any other statute before the effective date of this title, that statute continues to apply to the right even if it has been repealed or superseded. (Added 2009, No. 20, § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. February 1, 2011.)
15 V.S.A. § 1a
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Civil Marriage|§ 1a. Person forbidden to marry a relative

§ 1a. Person forbidden to marry a relative|No person shall marry his or her parent, grandparent, child, grandchild, sibling, sibling's child, or parent's sibling. (Added 2009, No. 3, § 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 3
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Civil Marriage|§ 3. Bar though civil marriage dissolved

§ 3. Bar though civil marriage dissolved|If the relationship in those cases mentioned in section 1 of this title is founded on a civil marriage, the prohibition shall continue in force notwithstanding the dissolution of such marriage by death or divorce, unless the divorce is for a cause that shows the marriage to have been originally unlawful or void. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 4
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Civil Marriage|§ 4. Civil marriage contracted while one in force

§ 4. Civil marriage contracted while one in force|Civil marriages contracted while either party is legally married or joined in civil union to a living person other than the party to that marriage shall be void. (Amended 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 24; 2009, No. 3, §§ 4, 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 7
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Civil Marriage|§ 7. Affirmance of civil marriage by decree of court

§ 7. Affirmance of civil marriage by decree of court|When the validity of a civil marriage is denied or doubted by either of the parties, the other party may file a libel for affirming the marriage. Upon proof of the validity thereof, it shall be declared valid by a decree of the court. Such decree shall be conclusive upon persons concerned. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 8
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 1 - Civil Marriage|§ 8. Marriage definition

§ 8. Marriage definition|Marriage is the legally recognized union of two people. When used in this chapter or in any other statute, the word "marriage" shall mean a civil marriage. Terms relating to the marital relationship or familial relationships shall be construed consistently with this section for all purposes throughout the law, whether in the context of statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law, or any other source of civil law. (Added 1999, No. 91 (Adj. Sess.), § 25; 2009, No. 3, §§ 5, 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 61
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 61. Contracts; suits on contracts; partnership with husband

§ 61. Contracts; suits on contracts; partnership with husband|A married woman may make contracts with any person other than her husband and bind herself and her separate property in the same manner as if she were unmarried. She may sue and be sued as to all such contracts made by her, either before or during coverture, without her husband being joined in the action as plaintiff or defendant, and execution may issue against her and be levied on her sole and separate goods, chattels and estate. Irrespective of the provisions herein, a married woman may enter into a contract of general or limited business partnership in which partnership her husband is also a partner, may contract with him for such purpose and may be a partner with him.
15 V.S.A. § 62
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 62. Woman marrying pending action to which she is party

§ 62. Woman marrying pending action to which she is party|If an unmarried woman, who is party to an action, marries during the pendency thereof, such civil marriage may be suggested upon the record. Such action shall not abate by reason of the marriage, but shall proceed to final judgment, decree, or execution in the same manner as if she had remained unmarried. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 63
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 63. Executrix, administratrix, guardian, or trustee

§ 63. Executrix, administratrix, guardian, or trustee|A married woman may be appointed executrix, administratrix, guardian, or trustee, and the marriage of a single woman shall not affect her authority to so act under a previous appointment. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 64
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 64. Sole deed

§ 64. Sole deed|A married woman may convey or mortgage by her sole deed the real estate of which she is seized in her own right to her sole and separate use as she might do by her separate deed if unmarried. She may by her sole deed convey or mortgage and manage and control any other real estate acquired by her on or after February 13, 1919, except that a homestead interest therein and the real estate of which she is seized jointly with her husband may be conveyed or mortgaged only by the joint deed of herself and husband.
15 V.S.A. § 65
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 65. Name on deed

§ 65. Name on deed|When a conveyance of real estate is made by a married woman and such real estate was acquired by her under a name other than her present married name, such conveyance shall set forth both her present married name and the name under which such real estate was acquired. Such conveyance shall be indexed by a town or county clerk receiving the same for record under both her present married name and the name under which such real estate was acquired. However, a deed which fails to describe the grantor, as aforesaid, shall not impair the grantee's title conveyed by such deed.
15 V.S.A. § 66
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 66. Rights in personalty

§ 66. Rights in personalty|All personal property and rights of action acquired by a woman before or during coverture, except by gift from her husband, shall be held to her sole and separate use. Neither a wife's separate property nor the rents, issues, income and products of the same shall be subject to the disposal of her husband or liable for his debts. Nothing herein contained shall authorize a claim by either husband or wife against the other for personal services.
15 V.S.A. § 67
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 67. Estates by entirety

§ 67. Estates by entirety|Real estate and tangible personal property and the products thereof, held and owned by husband and wife by the entirety, are made chargeable during the lifetime of the husband for the debts contracted by him for the necessary upkeep of such property, in the same manner and to the same extent as if owned and held by him in his sole name.
15 V.S.A. § 68
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 68. Income and monies from sale of real estate

§ 68. Income and monies from sale of real estate|The rents, issues, and products of the real estate of a married woman, and monies and obligations arising from the sale of such real estate, and the interest of her husband in her right in real estate that belonged to her before marriage, or that she acquires by gift, grant, devise, or inheritance during coverture, shall be exempt during coverture from attachment or levy of execution for the sole debts of her husband. However, such annual products may be attached or levied upon for a debt or liability of her husband for the necessaries for the wife and family of such husband, and for debts for labor or materials furnished upon or for the cultivation or improvement of such real estate. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 69
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 69. Liability for debts or torts of spouse

§ 69. Liability for debts or torts of spouse|A married person shall not be liable for a debt contracted by his or her spouse before marriage, nor for the torts of his or her spouse unless committed by the person's authority or direction. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)
15 V.S.A. § 102
2021 Vermont Statutes|Title 15 - Domestic Relations|Chapter 3 - Rights of Married Women|§ 102. Complaint by wife to sell real estate

§ 102. Complaint by wife to sell real estate|When a married man is incapacitated for supporting his family, or deserts, neglects, or abandons his wife, or by ill-usage or criminal conduct gives her cause to live apart from him, or is committed to the Commissioner of Corrections, if the wife is of age, a presiding judge of the Superior Court, upon her complaint for that purpose, may authorize such wife to sell and convey her real estate, or personal property that came to the husband by reason of the civil marriage and that remains in the State undisposed of by him. Such judge may authorize a person holding money or other personal estate, to which the husband is entitled in her right, to pay or deliver the same to the wife. A married woman who is of age and lives apart from her husband and has lived apart from her husband more than one year from any cause other than her adultery, and who has real estate in her own right, may petition a presiding judge of the Superior Court for leave to sell and convey such real estate. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)