The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 111 : GUARDIANSHIP
Subchapter 005 : PAYMENT OF DEBTS OF WARD
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 2850)-
§ 2850. Ward not to be sued; action commenced before appointment may proceed
A writ or execution shall not be issued against a ward for a debt while he or she is under guardianship; but actions commenced against a person before the appointment of his guardian may be prosecuted to final judgment. A creditor may have execution against the real or personal estate of the ward on which he or she had a previous lien by attachment, and such real or personal estate may be disposed of according to law to satisfy such execution.
