Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2901 (2026)

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(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 2901)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Sumner v. Sumner, 2004 VT 45 (Vt. 2004).
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Sumner v. Sumner, 2004 VT 45 (Vt. 2004). · cites it 3× “§ 754 or 12 V.S.A. §2901, created an encumbrance on the house in favor of husband, and his execution of a quitclaim deed would extinguish his rights granted in the decree; (3) the family court improperly modified the divorce decree by compelling husband to commit an act not…”
Mercier v. Partlow, 546 A.2d 787 (Vt. 1988). · cites it 2× “Pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 2901, these judgments became a lien on the real property of defendant once they were recorded pursuant to 12 V.”
Purcell v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. (In Re Purcell), 141 B.R. 480 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1992). · cites it 2× “Accordingly, we hold that the first recording, on July 23, 1991, did not create a valid lien, because at the time it was recorded it was not final as required by 12 V.S.A. §§ 2901 and 2904. Neither recorded copy of the Judgment Order contained the “date when it became final,…”
Weale v. Lund, 2006 VT 66 (Vt. 2006). “See 12 V.S.A. §2901. The judgment was never satisfied, and plaintiff brought the action below to foreclose the judgment lien on defendants’ prop *552 erty pursuant to 12 V.”
Lively v. Northfield Sav. Bank, 940 A.2d 700 (Vt. 2007). “12 VS.A. §§2901, 2904. The town clerk must record the certified copy of the judgment “in the land records.”
Rainbow Trust v. Moulton Constr., Inc. (In Re Rainbow Trust), 207 B.R. 70 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1997). · cites it 2× “We find, then, that Moulton did not properly follow the procedure for recording judgment liens under 12 VSA § 2901 et seq. because it did not wait the requisite 30 days.”
Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Elliott, 180 F. Supp. 3d 230 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). “12 V.S.A. § 2901. A judgment creditor may record a judgment lien in the town clerk’s office of the town where real property of the debtor is located.”
Corydon E Moulton (Bankr. D. Vt. 2026). “18 12 V.S.A. § 2901. 19 12 V.S.A. § 2904. 20 This is indicated from the fact the judgment was issued by the Civil Division of the Vermont Superior Court and is further indicated by the docket number 22-cv-00796 (emphasis added).”
Town of Richmond v. Cowan (Vt. Super. Ct. 2008). “Chapter 5, and provides specifically that the obligation to discharge is as provided in 27 V.”
Evans v. Wolinsky, 347 B.R. 9 (D. Vt. 2006). “1992) (concluding “the plain language” of 12 V.S.A. § 2901 requires “recording of a Judgment Order” to create a lien.”
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