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
002
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PERSONS FOR WHOM GUARDIANS APPOINTED
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 2650)
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§ 2650. Minor’s choice of guardian
Minors residing in the State and having reached the age of 14 years may choose their
guardians, subject to the approval of the Probate Division of the Superior Court,
and may appear before the court or before a Superior judge and make their choice.
The certificate of such magistrate shall be sufficient evidence to the court of the
minor’s choice. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 64, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), §§ 236, 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)