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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. § 2643)-
§ 2643. Release by court and parent on behalf of minor
(a) The Superior judge of the Superior Court within and for the county where the minor resides, on behalf of a minor, must approve of and consent to a release to be executed by a parent in the settlement of any claim that does not exceed the sum of $10,000.00. A release so furnished shall be binding on the minor and both parents, their heirs, executors, administrators, or assigns, respectively.
(b) Any claim settled for a sum in excess of $10,000.00 shall require the approval of a court-appointed guardian. (Added 1959, No. 262, § 38, eff. June 11, 1959; amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 1979, No. 77, § 1, eff. May 10, 1979; 2019, No. 167 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. October 7, 2020.)
