Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 14, § 3066 (2026)

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Subchapter 012 : PERSONS IN NEED OF GUARDIANSHIP

(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 3066)

§ 3066. Guardian ad litem

On motion of the respondent’s or person under guardianship’s counsel or on the court’s own motion, the court may appoint a guardian ad litem if it finds the respondent or person under guardianship is unable to communicate with or advise counsel. (Added 1979, No. 76, § 15; amended 1991, No. 38, § 2; 2007, No. 186 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1981–1982 · leading case: State v. Ladd, 433 A.2d 294 (Vt. 1981).

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State v. Ladd, 433 A.2d 294 (Vt. 1981). “In light of the role of the guardian ad litem as the protector of the rights of infants and incompetents involved in court proceedings, see 14 V.S.A. § 3066, V.K.C.P. 17 (b), continued retention was clearly improper.”

State v. Hackett, 446 A.2d 369 (Vt. 1982). “; 14 V.S.A. § 3066. When the issue of competency is in doubt, as here, caution dictates that the procedure used by the trial court in Ladd be followed.”

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