Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2904 (2026)

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(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 2904)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1988–2026 · leading case: Naylor v. Cusson, 412 B.R. 646 (D. Vt. 2009).
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Naylor v. Cusson, 412 B.R. 646 (D. Vt. 2009). · cites it 2× “First, Naylor questions whether the Bankruptcy Court misconstrued section 1925 by failing to read into section 1925 the finality requirement of Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 2904 . Naylor argues that because his judgment was not, and is still not final, the section 1925 five-month…”
Mercier v. Partlow, 546 A.2d 787 (Vt. 1988). “§ 2901, these judgments became a lien on the real property of defendant once they were recorded pursuant to 12 V.S.A. § 2904. Plaintiff did record them in the land records of the Town of Swanton where defendant owned real estate.”
Purcell v. Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. (In Re Purcell), 141 B.R. 480 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1992). “) Recording requirements are found in 12 V.S.A. § 2904, which provides: A judgment creditor may record a judgment lien at any time within eight years from the date the judgment becomes final in the town clerk’s office of any town where real property of the debtor is located.”
Lively v. Northfield Sav. Bank, 940 A.2d 700 (Vt. 2007). “After plaintiffs moved for summary judgment, MERS *430 then filed a cross-motion for summary judgment, arguing that plaintiffs’ judgment lien was fatally defective because: (1) debtor’s name was misspelled in the judgment order; or (2) the order was not recorded as required for…”
Rainbow Trust v. Moulton Constr., Inc. (In Re Rainbow Trust), 207 B.R. 70 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1997). · cites it 2× “62(a)(1) and 12 VSA § 2904. To properly record a judgment, a judgment creditor must also file a notation of *74 when the judgment became final.”
Sec. & Exch. Comm'n v. Elliott, 180 F. Supp. 3d 230 (S.D.N.Y. 2016). “12 V.S.A. § 2904. Vermont follows the common law “first in time, first in right” rule for priority of liens, and priority is based on the time a lien attaches and becomes perfected, Colson v.”
Corydon E Moulton (Bankr. D. Vt. 2026). “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).”
J & B Int'l Trucks, Inc. v. Bessette, 639 A.2d 1390 (Vt. 1994). “12 V.S.A. § 2904 sets forth the proper method to record a judgment lien: “Recording shall consist of filing a copy of the judgment with date when it became final, certified by the clerk of the court issuing the judgment” and must be within eight years from the date the judgment…”
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