Vermont § 4711 - Declaratory judgment; scope Superior Courts within their jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed
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§ 4711. Declaratory judgment; scope Superior Courts within their jurisdictions shall have power to declare rights, status, and other legal relations whether or not further relief is or could be claimed
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action or proceeding shall not be open to objection on the grounds that a declaratory
judgment or decree is prayed for. The declaration may be either affirmative or negative
in form and effect. Such declarations shall have the force and effect of a final judgment
or decree. (Amended 1971, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 236, eff. March 29, 1972; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 81, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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