Vermont § 3172 - Accepting guardianship transferred from another state

§ 3172. Accepting guardianship transferred from another state

• (a) To confirm transfer of a guardianship or conservatorship transferred to this State
  under provisions similar to section 3171 of this title, the guardian or conservator must petition the Probate Division of the Superior Court
  in this State to accept the guardianship or conservatorship. The petition must also
  include a certified copy of the other state’s provisional order of transfer. (b) Notice of a petition under subsection (a) of this section must be given to those persons
  that would be entitled to notice if the petition were a petition for the appointment
  of a guardian or issuance of a protective order in both the transferring state and
  this State. The notice must be given in the same manner as notice is required to be
  given in this State. (c) On the Probate Division’s own motion or on request of the guardian or conservator,
  the incapacitated or protected person, or other person required to be notified of
  the proceeding, the court shall hold a hearing on a petition filed pursuant to subsection
  (a) of this section. (d) The Probate Division shall issue an order provisionally granting a petition filed
  under subsection (a) of this section unless: (1) an objection is made, and the objector establishes that transfer of the proceeding
  would be contrary to the interests of the incapacitated or protected person; or (2) the guardian or conservator is ineligible for appointment in this State. (e) The Probate Division shall issue a final order accepting the proceeding and appointing
  the guardian or conservator as guardian in this State upon its receipt from the court
  from which the proceeding is being transferred of a final order issued under provisions
  similar to section 3171 of this title transferring the proceeding to this State. (f) Not later than 90 days after issuance of a final order accepting transfer of a guardianship
  or conservatorship, the Probate Division shall determine whether the guardianship
  or conservatorship needs to be modified to conform to the law of this State. (g) In granting a petition under this section, the Probate Division shall recognize a
  guardianship or conservatorship order from another state, including the determination
  of the incapacitated or protected person’s incapacity and the appointment of the guardian
  or conservator. (h) The denial by a Probate Division of the Superior Court of this State of a petition
  to accept a guardianship or conservatorship transferred from another state does not
  affect the ability of the guardian or conservator to seek appointment as guardian
  in this State under this title if the Probate Division has jurisdiction to make an
  appointment other than by reason of the provisional order of transfer. (Added 2011, No. 56, § 25.)