The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 111 : Guardianship
Subchapter 002 : Persons for Whom Guardians Appointed
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 2627)-
§ 2627. Nonconsensual guardianship
(a) If the petition requests a nonconsensual guardianship, the burden shall be on the proposed guardian to establish by clear and convincing evidence that the child is a child in need of guardianship as defined in subdivision 2622(2)(B) of this title.
(b) The Vermont Rules of Evidence shall apply to a hearing under this section.
(c) The court shall grant the petition if it finds after the hearing by clear and convincing evidence that the proposed guardian is suitable and that the child is a child in need of guardianship as defined in subdivision 2622(2)(B) of this title.
(d) If the court grants the petition, it shall issue an order establishing a guardianship under section 2628 of this title. (Added 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2014.)
