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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. § 2628)-
§ 2628. Guardianship order
(a) If the court grants a petition for guardianship of a child under subsection 2626(d) or 2627(d) of this title, the court shall enter an order establishing a guardianship and naming the proposed guardian as the child’s guardian.
(b) A guardianship order issued under this section shall include provisions addressing the following matters:
(1) the powers and duties of the guardian consistent with section 2629 of this title;
(2) the expected duration of the guardianship, if known;
(3) a family plan on a form approved by the Court Administrator that:
(A) in a consensual case is consistent with the parties’ agreement; or
(B) in a nonconsensual case includes, at a minimum, provisions that address parent-child contact consistent with section 2630 of this title; and
(4) the process for reviewing the order consistent with section 2631 of this title. (Added 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2014.)
