Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3172
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 14 Sec. 3172
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Probate: Proving a will
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 3172. Accepting guardianship transferred from another state
(a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this State under provisions similar to section 3171 of this title, the guardian or conservator must petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court in this State to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must also include a certified copy of the other state’s provisional order of transfer.
(b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) of this section must be given to those persons that would be entitled to notice if the petition were a petition for the appointment of a guardian or issuance of a protective order in both the transferring state and this State. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be given in this State.
(c) On the Probate Division’s own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator, the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required to be notified of the proceeding, the court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection (a) of this section.
(d) The Probate Division shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition filed under subsection (a) of this section unless:
(1) an objection is made, and the objector establishes that transfer of the proceeding would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated or protected person; or
(2) the guardian or conservator is ineligible for appointment in this State.
(e) The Probate Division shall issue a final order accepting the proceeding and appointing the guardian or conservator as guardian in this State upon its receipt from the court from which the proceeding is being transferred of a final order issued under provisions similar to section 3171 of this title transferring the proceeding to this State.
(f) Not later than 90 days after issuance of a final order accepting transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship, the Probate Division shall determine whether the guardianship or conservatorship needs to be modified to conform to the law of this State.
(g) In granting a petition under this section, the Probate Division shall recognize a guardianship or conservatorship order from another state, including the determination of the incapacitated or protected person’s incapacity and the appointment of the guardian or conservator.
(h) The denial by a Probate Division of the Superior Court of this State of a petition to accept a guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state does not affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek appointment as guardian in this State under this title if the Probate Division has jurisdiction to make an appointment other than by reason of the provisional order of transfer. (Added 2011, No. 56, § 25.)