The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 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.
Title 14 : Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 114 : Uniform Adult Guardianship and Protective Proceedings Jurisdiction Act
Subchapter 002 : JURISDICTION
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 3162)-
§ 3162. Exclusive basis
This subchapter provides the exclusive jurisdictional basis for a Probate Division of the Superior Court of this State to appoint a guardian or issue a protective order for an adult. The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to determine whether this State has jurisdiction pursuant to this subchapter. (Added 2011, No. 56, § 25.)