The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
002
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JURISDICTION
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 3169)
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§ 3169. Proceedings in more than one state
Except for a petition for the appointment of a guardian in an emergency or issuance
of a protective order limited to property located in this State under subdivision
3164(a)(1) or (2) of this title, if a petition for the appointment of a guardian or
issuance of a protective order is filed in this State and in another state and neither
petition has been dismissed or withdrawn, the following rules apply:
(1) If the Probate Division of the Superior Court in this State has jurisdiction under
section 3163 of this title, it may proceed with the case unless a court in another state acquires jurisdiction
under provisions similar to section 3163 of this title before the appointment or issuance of the order.
(2) If the Probate Division of the Superior Court in this State does not have jurisdiction
under section 3163 of this title, whether at the time the petition is filed or at any time before the appointment
or issuance of the order, the Probate Division shall stay the proceeding and communicate
with the court in the other state. If the court in the other state has jurisdiction,
the Probate Division in this State shall dismiss the petition unless the court in
the other state determines that the Probate Division of the Superior Court in this
State is a more appropriate forum. (Added 2011, No. 56, § 25.)