Vermont § 782 - When property vests; how held A Baptist church of this State, affiliated with the
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§ 782. When property vests; how held A Baptist church of this State, affiliated with the
- Vermont Baptist State Convention
aforesaid, which has ceased or failed to maintain religious worship or services, or
to use the property for religious worship or services, for two consecutive years immediately
prior thereto, or whose membership has so diminished in numbers or in financial strength
as to render it impossible or impracticable for the church to maintain religious worship
or services, or to protect its property from exposure to waste and dilapidation, or
to fulfill the purpose for which it was incorporated, may be declared extinct or dissolved,
by an order of the Superior Court
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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