2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 14 - Decedents' Estates and Fiduciary Relations
Chapter 111 - Guardianship
§ 3094 Duty to seek private guardian
§ 3094. Duty to seek private guardian
(a) Once appointed as guardian, the office of public guardian shall make a reasonable effort to locate a suitable guardian for the ward from the private sector. Annually, the office of public guardian shall file a report with the probate division of the superior court describing its efforts to locate a private guardian for the ward.
(b) Upon location of a suitable private guardian, the office of public guardian shall file a motion with the probate division of the superior court for termination or modification of the guardianship. Availability of a suitable private guardian shall be deemed a change in the suitability of the office of public guardian for carrying out its powers and duties under section 3077(a)(5) of this title. (Added 1987, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 1989, No. 151 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
