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
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PERSONS IN NEED OF GUARDIANSHIP
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 3060)
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§ 3060. Policy
Guardianship shall be utilized only as necessary to promote the well-being of the
individual and to protect the individual from violations of his or her human and civil
rights. It shall be designed to encourage the development and maintenance of maximum
self-reliance and independence in the individual and only the least restrictive form
of guardianship shall be ordered to the extent required by the individual’s actual
mental and adaptive limitations. The State of Vermont recognizes the fundamental right
of an adult with capacity to determine the extent of health care the individual will
receive. (Added 1979, No. 76, § 15; amended 2007, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)