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.
(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 5169)
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§ 5169. Judgment for plaintiff; commissioners; waiver
(a) When the issue is determined in favor of the plaintiff, or if the person interested
defaults, the court shall render judgment that partition be made and appoint three
disinterested residents of the county as commissioners. The commissioners shall make
partition of the estate and set off each share of the several persons interested,
according to their respective titles, and shall award to the plaintiff reasonable
costs against the adverse party.
(b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the parties may, with the approval
of the court, waive the use of commissioners and have all matters decided by the court
at a bench trial. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 150, eff. March 29, 1972; 2019, No. 40, § 2.)