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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 331 (2026)

Repealed. 1983, No. 231 (Adj. Sess.), § 2(1), eff. May 14, 1984.

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Subchapter 004 : MAINTENANCE OF BASTARD CHILDREN

(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 331)
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Cited in 5 cases, 1960–2004 · leading case: Lawrence v. Limoge, 546 A.2d 802 (Vt. 1988).
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Lawrence v. Limoge, 546 A.2d 802 (Vt. 1988). “Prior to the enactment of the Parentage Proceedings Act, there was no statutory provision allowing a putative father to bring an action to determine paternity of an illegitimate child. The subchapter, Maintenance of Bastard Children, repealed when the Parentage Proceedings Act…”
Howard v. Howard, 163 A.2d 861 (Vt. 1960). “” 15 V.S.A. §331; Gaffery v. Austin, 8 Vt. 70, 72 .”
Miller v. Willimott, 193 A.2d 917 (Vt. 1963). · cites it 3× “This is a bastardy action brought under the statute (15 V.S.A. §331) by virtue of which Audrey Miller seeks to procure an order of filiation against John E.”
In re Est. of Murcury, 2004 VT 118, 868 A.2d 680. “Petitioner overlooks the fact that the statutory predecessor to § 302(b), 15 V.S.A. § 331, enacted in 1967, generally authorized paternity actions against a putative father, and while it contained no specific limitations period, the general six-year statutory period would have…”
Montgomery v. Watts, 380 A.2d 75 (Vt. 1977). “15 V.S.A. § 331. At trial, the court instructed the jury that the degree of proof on the issuance of paternity is by a preponderance of the evidence.”
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