Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 08, § 4478 (2026)

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(Cite as: 8 V.S.A. § 4478)

§ 4478. Benefits not attachable

No money or other benefit, charity, relief, or aid to be paid, provided, or rendered by any society, shall be liable to attachment, trustee, or other process, or to be seized, taken, appropriated, or applied by any legal or equitable process or operation of law to pay any debt or liability of a member or beneficiary, or any other person who may have a right thereunder, either before or after payment by the society. (Added 1959, No. 197, § 18, eff. Nov. 22, 1959.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2002–2002 · leading case: Riendeau v. Canney (In Re Riendeau), 293 B.R. 832 (D. Vt. 2002).

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Riendeau v. Canney (In Re Riendeau), 293 B.R. 832 (D. Vt. 2002). “2001) (personal property exemption statute protects a significant quantity of an individual’s property from attachment and execution); Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 8, § 4478 (1993) (absolute exemption for any benefits received from any benefit society); Vt.”

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