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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 27, § 107 (2026)

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Subchapter 001 : GENERAL PROVISIONS

(Cite as: 27 V.S.A. § 107)
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Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1983–2025 · leading case: Brattleboro Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Hardie, 2014 VT 26 (Vt. 2014).
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Brattleboro Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Hardie, 2014 VT 26 (Vt. 2014). · cites it 8× “Second, Brattleboro Savings argued that if Mangini were to have a homestead interest, it would be subject to all preexisting causes of action against the homestead as provided in 27 V.S.A. § 107, which states that homestead interests “shall be subject to attachment and levy of…”
Weale v. Lund, 2006 VT 66 (Vt. 2006). · cites it 3× “Defendants claim the debt on which plaintiff seeks to recover through foreclosure is not a preexisting cause of action, and is thus subject to defendants’ homestead exemption under 27 V.S.A. § 107, because the debt was not in default at the time defendants acquired their…”
In re Hewitt, 576 B.R. 790 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2017). · cites it 2× “For example, homestead property is, generally, subject to attachment for collection and enforcement of debts that were in existence at the time the owner purchased the homestead property: Such homestead shall be subject to attachment and levy of execution upon causes of action…”
In Re Soter, 31 B.R. 986 (D. Vt. 1983). · cites it 2× “He held as a matter of law that Vt.Stat. Ann. tit. 27, § 107 2 fixes the time (“the date of the filing of the deed”) for making certain claims subject to attachment and levy on a homestead, rather than the time for identifying the acquisition of a homestead; Vermont recognizes a…”
In re Patterson, 482 B.R. 755 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2012). · cites it 4× “27 V.S.A. § 107. Acquisition of new homestead.”
Bernstein v. Held (In Re Bernstein), 62 B.R. 545 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1986). “Dern further argues that its position is supported by 27 V.S.A. Section 107, which provides: Such homestead (referring to the homestead exemption at 27 VSA Section 101) shall be subject to attachment and levy of execution upon causes of action existing at the time of acquiring…”
In Re Soter, 26 B.R. 838 (Bankr. D. Vt. 1983). “This exception is spelled out in 27 V.S.A. § 107 which reads as follows: “Such homestead shall be subject to attachment and levy of execution upon causes of action existing at the time of acquiring the homestead, except as otherwise provided in this chapter.”
In Re Lewis, 400 B.R. 417 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2009). · cites it 2× “The Creditor argues that because the Debtor elected the state exemptions on her Schedule C, and because her account with the Creditor predated her acquisition of the homestead property, 27 V.S.A. § 107 applies and the Debtor may not use the homestead exemption to shield this…”
In re Kadoch, 528 B.R. 626 (Bankr. D. Vt. 2015). “27 V.S.A. § 107 (emphasis added). The Creditors posit that since the Debtor did not use the Property as his homestead, and therefore did not “acquire his homestead,” until after Ms.”
Daniel S. Banyai (Bankr. D. Vt. 2025). · cites it 9× “35 The supplement cites 27 V.S.A. § 107 which states that a homestead interest remains “subject to the attachment and levy of execution upon causes of action existing at the time of acquiring the homestead.”
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