Vermont § 3152 - Definitions In this chapter:

§ 3152. Definitions In this chapter:

• (1) “Adult” means an individual who has attained 18 years of age. (2) “Conservator” means a person appointed by the court to administer the property of
  an adult. (3) “Guardian” means a person appointed by the court to make decisions regarding an adult,
  including a person appointed under this title. (4) “Guardianship order” means an order appointing a guardian. (5) “Guardianship proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which an order for the appointment
  of a guardian is sought or has been issued. (6) “Incapacitated person” means an adult for whom a guardian has been appointed. (7) “Party” means the respondent, petitioner, guardian, conservator, or any other person
  allowed by the court to participate in a guardianship or protective proceeding. (8) “Person,” except in the term “incapacitated person” or “protected person,” means an
  individual, corporation, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, limited liability
  company, association, joint venture, public corporation, government or governmental
  subdivision, agency, or instrumentality, or any other legal or commercial entity. (9) “Protected person” means an adult for whom a protective order has been issued. (10) “Protective order” means an order appointing a conservator or other order related
  to the management of an adult’s property. (11) “Protective proceeding” means a judicial proceeding in which a protective order is
  sought or has been issued. (12) “Record” means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored
  in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form. (13) “Respondent” means an adult for whom a protective order or the appointment of a guardian
  is sought. (14) “State” means a state of the United States, the District of Columbia, Puerto Rico,
  the U.S