Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 4 Sec. 364

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
  • Probate: Proving a will

§ 364. Commitment to enforce orders

If a person does not comply with an order, sentence, or decree of the Probate Division of the Superior Court in a proceeding formerly within the jurisdiction of the Probate Court, the court may issue a warrant committing the person to the custody of the Commissioner of Corrections until compliance is given. (Amended 1985, No. 144 (Adj. Sess.), § 8; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 24, eff. February 1, 2011.)