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 15 : Domestic Relations
Chapter 011 : Annulment and Divorce
Subchapter 002 : DIVORCE
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 558)-
§ 558. Spouse allowed to take prior name
Upon granting a divorce, unless good cause is shown to the contrary, the court shall allow a spouse to resume the spouse’s prior name or the name of a former spouse. (Amended 2023, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 20, eff. June 6, 2024.)