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§ 551. Minority, incapacity, or imprisonment

§ 551. Minority, incapacity, or imprisonment (a) When a person entitled to bring an action specified in this chapter is a minor, lacks capacity to protect his or her interests due to a mental condition or psychiatric disability, or is imprisoned at the time the cause of action accrues, such person may bring such action […]

§ 552. Absence from State

§ 552. Absence from State If a person is out of the State when a cause of action of a personal nature mentioned in this chapter accrues against him or her, the action may be commenced within the time limited therefor after such person comes into the State. If a person is absent from and […]

§ 553. Member of Armed Services; tolling statute of limitations

§ 553. Member of Armed Services; tolling statute of limitations When an inhabitant of this State is in the Military or Naval Service of the United States or is a member of the Vermont National Guard and has been ordered to State active duty and, at the time of entering such service or duty, had […]

§ 554. Alien enemies in time of war

§ 554. Alien enemies in time of war When a person is disabled to prosecute an action by being a subject or citizen of a country at war with the United States, the time of the continuance of such war shall not be deemed part of the respective periods limited in this chapter for the […]

§ 555. Fraud

§ 555. Fraud When a person entitled to bring a personal action is prevented from so doing by the fraudulent concealment of the cause of such action by the person against whom it lies, the period prior to the discovery of such cause of action shall be excluded in determining the time limited for the […]

§ 555a. Fraudulent transfers

§ 555a. Fraudulent transfers Limitations of actions with respect to fraudulent transfers or obligations under 9 V.S.A. chapter 57, subchapter 1, shall be governed by the provisions of 9 V.S.A. § 2293. (Added 1995, No. 179 (Adj. Sess.), § 17.)

§ 556. Injunction staying action

§ 556. Injunction staying action When the commencement of an action is stayed by injunction, the time during which such injunction is in force shall not be deemed a part of the time in this chapter limited for the commencement of such action.

§ 557. Death of party

§ 557. Death of party (a) If a person, by or against whom an action may be brought, dies before the expiration of the time within which such action may be commenced as provided by this chapter or dies within 30 days after the expiration of such times, the period of limitation as to such […]

§ 558. New action after failure of original action

§ 558. New action after failure of original action (a) The plaintiff may commence a new action for the same cause within one year after the determination of the original action, when the original action has been commenced within the time limited by any statute of this State, and the action has been determined for […]

§ 559. Rights not affected by a descent cast

§ 559. Rights not affected by a descent cast The right of a person to the possession of real estate shall not be impaired or affected by a descent being cast in consequence of the death of a person in possession of such estate.

§ 560. Childhood sexual abuse

§ 560. Childhood sexual abuse When a person entitled to bring an action for damages as a result of childhood sexual abuse is unable to commence the action as a direct result of the damages caused by the sexual abuse, the period during which the person is incapacitated shall not be taken as a part […]