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§ 1003. Instruments void

§ 1003. Instruments void Any contract or instrument executed after July 1, 1974 within this State in payment, satisfaction, settlement, or compromise of any claim or cause of action abolished by this chapter, whether such claim or cause of action arose within or outside this State, is contrary to the public policy of this State […]

§ 1011. Jurisdiction

§ 1011. Jurisdiction (a) A court that has considered or is considering the custody or visitation of a minor child may award visitation rights to a grandparent of the child, upon written request of the grandparent filed with the court, if the court finds that to do so would be in the best interests of […]

§ 1012. If a parent is deceased or cannot decide

§ 1012. If a parent is deceased or cannot decide If a parent of a minor child is deceased, physically or mentally incapable of making a decision, or has abandoned the child, a grandparent of the child may commence an action in Superior Court in the county in which the custodian of the child resides […]

§ 799. Trustee process

§ 799. Trustee process (a) As used in this section, “trustee” means any person, institution, or entity, holding any money, personal property, or real property that belongs to or is owed to the obligor, including judgments, settlements, lottery winnings, funds held in financial institutions, and any voluntary contributions to public and private retirement funds. (b) […]

§ 800. Contract with sheriff for service of civil process

§ 800. Contract with sheriff for service of civil process The Office of Child Support may contract with a sheriff’s department for the purpose of locating and investigating child support obligors and serving process, warrants, and mittimus in child support cases. (Added 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § C19.)

§ 811. Procedure; form

§ 811. Procedure; form A person of age and sound mind may change his or her name by making, signing, sealing, and acknowledging before the judge of the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district in which the person resides, an instrument in the following form: STATE OF VERMONT ____________ District. } ____________ […]

§ 812. Minor

§ 812. Minor A minor may change his or her name by some person who, under 14 V.S.A. chapter 111, may act for him or her, making, signing, sealing, and acknowledging before the judge of the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district in which such minor resides, an instrument in substantially the […]

§ 813. Filing of instrument

§ 813. Filing of instrument An instrument changing the name, by virtue of sections 811 and 812 of this title, shall be filed in the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district in which such person or minor resides. (Amended 1971, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 13; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § […]

§ 816. Amendment of birth certificate

§ 816. Amendment of birth certificate A person, or the parent or guardian of a minor, may provide the State Registrar of Vital Records with a copy of his or her birth certificate or the birth certificate of the minor and a certified copy of a decree issued under this chapter authorizing a change of […]

§ 817. Consultation of Sex Offender Registry when form filed

§ 817. Consultation of Sex Offender Registry when form filed Upon receipt of a change-of-name form submitted pursuant to section 811 of this title, the Probate Court shall request the Department of Public Safety to determine whether the person’s name appears on the Sex Offender Registry established by 13 V.S.A. § 5402. If the person’s […]