Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 6910
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 6910
- Adult: means any individual who is 18 years of age or older. See
- Caregiver: means :
- Commissioner: means the Commissioner of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. See
- Department: means the Department of Disabilities, Aging, and Independent Living. See
- Protective services: means services, actions, measures, or interventions that are intended, through voluntary agreement or through appropriate court action, to prevent further neglect, abuse, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult. See
- Representative: means a court-appointed guardian, an agent acting under an advance directive executed pursuant to 18 Vt. See
- Vulnerable adult: means any person 18 years of age or older who:
§ 6910. Interference by caregiver
If consent to receive protective services has been obtained in accordance with section 6907 of this title and the Commissioner has reasonable cause to believe that the caregiver is interfering with the provision of those protective services, the Department may petition the Superior Court for an order enjoining the caregiver from interfering with the provision of protective services. The petition shall present facts to show that the vulnerable adult is in need of protective services, that the vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult’s representative consents to the receipt of protective services, and that the caregiver has interfered with the provision of protective services. If the court, after hearing, finds that the vulnerable adult requires and consents to protective services, and has been prevented by the vulnerable adult’s caregiver from receiving protective services the court may issue an order enjoining the caregiver from further interference. (Added 1985, No. 78, § 10; amended 1993, No. 100, § 5; 2001, No. 135 (Adj. Sess.), § 17, eff. June 13, 2002; 2023, No. 81, § 1, eff. July 1, 2023.)