The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
001
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QUALIFICATIONS, PRIVILEGES, AND CREDIBILITY
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 1605)
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§ 1605. Husband and wife
Husband and wife shall be competent witnesses for or against each other in all cases,
civil or criminal, except that neither shall be allowed to testify against the other
as to a statement, conversation, letter, or other communication made to the other
or to another person, nor shall either be allowed in any case to testify as to a matter
which, in the opinion of the court, would lead to a violation of marital confidence.
This section shall not be construed so as to prevent a libelant and libelee from testifying
as to all matters in divorce causes.