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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204 (2026)

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(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 1204)
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Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2004–2024 · leading case: Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F., 153 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016).
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Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F., 153 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). · cites it 7× “For instance, if a party to a Vermont civil union wished to avoid the equitable distribution of “marital” property or other domestic support obligations, that party could search for a jurisdiction that would decline to recognize such obligations even though they are expressly…”
Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins, 2006 VT 78 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 3× “If Janet had been Lisa’s husband, these factors would make Janet the parent of the child born from the artificial insemination. See generally People v. Sorensen, 437 P.”
Moreau v. Sylvester, Sylvester v. Moreau, 2014 VT 31 (Vt. 2014). · cites it 4× “15 V.S.A. § 1204(f); see also id . § 1204(d) (“The law of domestic relations, including annulment, separation and divorce, child custody and support, and property division and maintenance shall apply to parties to a civil union.”
Jones v. Barlow, 2007 UT 20 (Utah 2007). · cites it 2× “See Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204 (2002). Under Vermont law, the civil union makes Jones an immediate family member and grants her the same rights as a spouse with respect to a child born to Barlow during the civil union.”
Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins, 2010 VT 98 (Vt. 2010). · cites it 2× “See 15 V.S.A. § 1204(a) ("Parties to a civil union shall have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under law, whether they derive from statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other source of civil law, as are granted to spouses in a…”
Elia-Warnken v. Elia, 972 N.E.2d 17 (Mass. 2012). · cites it 3× “” Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204 (a) (LexisNexis 2010).”
Appling v. Doyle, 2013 WI App 3 (Wis. Ct. App. 2012). “" Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204 . Appling states in her brief that the marriage amendment "was enacted in response to marriage-mimicking statuses being created in other states," and she gives as her primary example the Vermont law.”
norton v. jarvis (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). · cites it 2× “15 V.S.A. §§1204(b) (“[a] party to a civil union shall be included in any definition or use of the term ‘spouse’ [and].”
Whether the Def. of Marriage Act Precludes the Nonbiological Child of a Member of a Vermont Civil Union From Qualifying for Child's Ins. Benefits Under the Soc. Sec. Act (OLC 2007). · cites it 2× “Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204 ; see also Miller-Jenkins v.”
Sherman v. Rouse, 225 A.3d 490 (Md. Ct. Spec. App. 2020). “” 15 V.S.A. § 1204. Mr. Sherman points out that the General Assembly of Maryland has not declared the recognition of civil unions to be contrary or repugnant to the public policy of 9 Maryland.”
Salucco v. Alldredge, 17 Mass. L. Rptr. 498 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2004). “” Vt. Stat. Ann. Tit. 15, §1204. Marriage, as defined in Vermont, means the legally recognized union of one man and one woman, and, as such, a civil union is not marriage.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204(a) — 3 cases
Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins, 2006 VT 78 (Vt. 2006). “If Janet had been Lisa’s husband, these factors would make Janet the parent of the child born from the artificial insemination. See generally People v. Sorensen, 437 P.”
Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-Jenkins, 2010 VT 98 (Vt. 2010). “See 15 V.S.A. § 1204(a) ("Parties to a civil union shall have all the same benefits, protections, and responsibilities under law, whether they derive from statute, administrative or court rule, policy, common law or any other source of civil law, as are granted to spouses in a…”
Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F., 153 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “For instance, if a party to a Vermont civil union wished to avoid the equitable distribution of “marital” property or other domestic support obligations, that party could search for a jurisdiction that would decline to recognize such obligations even though they are expressly…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204(b) — 2 cases
Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F., 153 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “For instance, if a party to a Vermont civil union wished to avoid the equitable distribution of “marital” property or other domestic support obligations, that party could search for a jurisdiction that would decline to recognize such obligations even though they are expressly…”
norton v. jarvis (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “15 V.S.A. §§1204(b) (“[a] party to a civil union shall be included in any definition or use of the term ‘spouse’ [and].”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204(c)(2) — 1 case
norton v. jarvis (Vt. Super. Ct. 2024). “15 V.S.A. §§1204(b) (“[a] party to a civil union shall be included in any definition or use of the term ‘spouse’ [and].”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204(d) — 1 case
Neyman, F. v. Buckley, F., 153 A.3d 1010 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2016). “For instance, if a party to a Vermont civil union wished to avoid the equitable distribution of “marital” property or other domestic support obligations, that party could search for a jurisdiction that would decline to recognize such obligations even though they are expressly…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 1204(f) — 1 case
Moreau v. Sylvester, Sylvester v. Moreau, 2014 VT 31 (Vt. 2014). “15 V.S.A. § 1204(f); see also id . § 1204(d) (“The law of domestic relations, including annulment, separation and divorce, child custody and support, and property division and maintenance shall apply to parties to a civil union.”
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