Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 637

  • Court: means the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding. See
  • Fees: shall mean earnings due for official services, aside from salaries or per diem compensation. See
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.

§ 637. Costs and expenses

All the costs in such action, as well as the actual expenses of the state’s attorney therein, together with the expenses and fees of the guardian therein, shall be paid by the plaintiff. Such expenses of the state’s attorney and expenses and fees of the guardian shall be fixed and allowed by the court. The court or the judge thereof may make such order relative to the payment of such fees and expenses as to the court or judge may seem proper.