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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 5652 (2026)

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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 5652)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2024 · leading case: Glassford v. BrickKicker & GDM Home Servs., Inc., 2011 VT 118 (Vt. 2011).
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Glassford v. BrickKicker & GDM Home Servs., Inc., 2011 VT 118 (Vt. 2011). · cites it 4× “” See 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a) (stating that arbitration agreements are “valid, enforceable, and irrevocable” unless otherwise void as contracts).”
Colin Masseau & Emily MacKenzie v. Scott Luck, Sharon Luck, Guy Henning, Brickkicker/GDM Home Servs., LLC, 2021 VT 9 (Vt. 2021). · cites it 4× “3d at 774-75 (“If the central 3 Since we conclude that the notice and acknowledgement requirement is preempted, we do not address whether the contract here provided notice sufficient to meet the requirements of 12 V.S.A. § 5652. 10 purpose of the contract is tainted .”
Lamell Lumber Corp. v. NEWSTRESS INTERN., 2007 VT 83 (Vt. 2007). “" 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a). As that section implies, Vermont law and public policy strongly favor arbitration as an alternative to litigation for the "efficient resolution of disputes.”
Northfield Sch. Bd. v. Washington South Educ. Ass'n & Paul Clayton, 210 A.3d 460 (Vt. 2019). “This Court, again, declines to transplant words from one subsection and insert them into another.”
Joder Bldg. Corp. v. Lewis, 569 A.2d 471 (Vt. 1989). · cites it 3× “When plaintiff moved in the superior court to confirm the award, defendants resisted, claiming for the first time that they never signed the acknowledgement required by 12 V.S.A. § 5652(b); that the arbitrators’ failure to postpone the hearing prevented confirmation of the award…”
Clayton v. Unsworth, 2010 VT 84 (Vt. 2010). “See 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a) (“[A] written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration .”
State v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 2008 VT 11 (Vt. 2008). “”); 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a) (“[A] provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties creates a duty to arbitrate, and is valid, enforceable and irrevocable .”
LaFrance Architect v. Point Five Dev. South Burlington, LLC, 91 A.3d 364 (Vt. 2013). “Therefore, it is unnecessary to remand the case to the trial court, since defendant has no meritorious defenses and cannot prevail under Rule 60(b) as a matter of law.”
Lamell Lumber Corp. v. Newstress Int'l, Inc., 182 Vt. 282 (Vt. 2007). “” 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a). As that section implies, Vermont law and public policy strongly favor arbitration as an alternative to litigation for the “efficient resolution of disputes.”
MacDonald v. Roderick, 603 A.2d 369 (Vt. 1992). “12 V.S.A. § 5652(b) (agreement to arbitrate is not enforceable unless it contains an acknowledgement of arbitration that follows “substantially” the statutory model).”
LaFrance Architect d/b/a Lake Architectural, LLC v. Point Five Dev. South Burlington, LLC, 2013 VT 115 (Vt. 2013). “Therefore, it is unnecessary to remand the case to the trial court, since defendant has no meritorious defenses and cannot prevail under Rule 60(b) as a matter of law. ¶ 23. The competing interests underlying Rule 60, supra ¶¶ 9-10, are further complicated in this case by the…”
macrery v. foley (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “12 V.S.A. § 5652. It is uncontested that the parties’ lease in this case contains no such Acknowledgement and is unenforceable as a binding Entry Regarding Motion Page 1 of 6 23—CV—04586 Lea Ann Macrery v.”
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— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 5652(a) — 10 cases
Glassford v. BrickKicker & GDM Home Servs., Inc., 2011 VT 118 (Vt. 2011). “” See 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a) (stating that arbitration agreements are “valid, enforceable, and irrevocable” unless otherwise void as contracts).”
Lamell Lumber Corp. v. NEWSTRESS INTERN., 2007 VT 83 (Vt. 2007). “" 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a). As that section implies, Vermont law and public policy strongly favor arbitration as an alternative to litigation for the "efficient resolution of disputes.”
Clayton v. Unsworth, 2010 VT 84 (Vt. 2010). “See 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a) (“[A] written agreement to submit any existing controversy to arbitration .”
State v. Philip Morris USA Inc., 2008 VT 11 (Vt. 2008). “”); 12 V.S.A. § 5652(a) (“[A] provision in a written contract to submit to arbitration any controversy thereafter arising between the parties creates a duty to arbitrate, and is valid, enforceable and irrevocable .”
LaFrance Architect v. Point Five Dev. South Burlington, LLC, 91 A.3d 364 (Vt. 2013). “Therefore, it is unnecessary to remand the case to the trial court, since defendant has no meritorious defenses and cannot prevail under Rule 60(b) as a matter of law.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 12, § 5652(b) — 4 cases
Joder Bldg. Corp. v. Lewis, 569 A.2d 471 (Vt. 1989). “When plaintiff moved in the superior court to confirm the award, defendants resisted, claiming for the first time that they never signed the acknowledgement required by 12 V.S.A. § 5652(b); that the arbitrators’ failure to postpone the hearing prevented confirmation of the award…”
Colin Masseau & Emily MacKenzie v. Scott Luck, Sharon Luck, Guy Henning, Brickkicker/GDM Home Servs., LLC, 2021 VT 9 (Vt. 2021). “3d at 774-75 (“If the central 3 Since we conclude that the notice and acknowledgement requirement is preempted, we do not address whether the contract here provided notice sufficient to meet the requirements of 12 V.S.A. § 5652. 10 purpose of the contract is tainted .”
MacDonald v. Roderick, 603 A.2d 369 (Vt. 1992). “12 V.S.A. § 5652(b) (agreement to arbitrate is not enforceable unless it contains an acknowledgement of arbitration that follows “substantially” the statutory model).”
Masseau v. Luck (Vt. Super. Ct. 2018).
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