Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 518

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Court: means the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding. See
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.

§ 518. Declarations of parties not sufficient proof

A civil marriage shall not be declared null solely on the declarations or confessions of the parties, but the court shall require other satisfactory evidence of the facts on which the allegation of nullity is founded. (Amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009.)