Vermont § 3155 - Cooperation between courts

§ 3155. Cooperation between courts

• (a) In a guardianship or protective proceeding in this State, a court of this State may
  request the appropriate court of another state to do any of the following: (1) hold an evidentiary hearing; (2) order a person in that state to produce evidence or give testimony pursuant to procedures
  of that state; (3) order that an evaluation or assessment be made of the respondent; (4) order any appropriate investigation of a person involved in a proceeding; (5) forward to the court of this State a certified copy of the transcript or other record
  of a hearing under subdivision (1) of this subsection or any other proceeding, any
  evidence otherwise produced under subdivision (2) of this subsection, and any evaluation
  or assessment prepared in compliance with an order under subdivision (3) or (4) of
  this subsection; (6) issue any order necessary to ensure the appearance in the proceeding of a person whose
  presence is necessary for the court to make a determination, including the respondent
  or the incapacitated or protected person; (7) issue an order authorizing the release of medical, financial, criminal, or other relevant
  information in that state, including protected health information as defined in 45 C.F.R. Section 164.504, as amended, but any information so disclosed may be admitted in a proceeding in
  this State only in accordance with the laws of this State. (b) If a court of another state in which a guardianship or protective proceeding is pending
  requests assistance of the kind provided in subsection (a) of this section, a court
  of this State has jurisdiction for the limited purpose of granting the request or
  making reasonable efforts to comply with the request in accordance with the laws of
  this State. (Added 2011, No. 56, § 25.)