Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4708
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 8 Sec. 4708
- 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
- Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
§ 4708. Severability
If any provision of this chapter or the application of such provision to any person or circumstance shall be held invalid by a court of competent jurisdiction, the remainder of the chapter and the application of its provisions to a person or circumstance other than that or those as to which it is held invalid, shall not be affected thereby. (Added 1983, No. 238 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)