§ 2629.
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§ 2629. Powers and duties of guardian
(a)The court shall specify the powers and duties of the guardian in the guardianship order.
(b)The duties of a custodial guardian shall include the duty to:
(1)take custody of the child and establish the child’s place of residence, provided that a guardian shall not change the residence of the child to a location outside the State of Vermont without prior authorization by the court following notice to the parties and an opportunity for hearing;
(2)make decisions related to the child’s education;
(3)make decisions related to the child’s physical and mental health, including consent to medical treatment and medication;
(4)make decisions concerning the child’s contact with others, provided that the guardian shall comply with all provisions of the guardianship order regarding parent-child contact and contact with siblings;
(5)receive funds paid for the support of the child, including child support and government benefits; and
(6)file an annual status report to the Probate Division, with a copy to each parent at the parent’s last known address, including the following information:
(A)the current address of the child and each parent;
(B)the child’s health care and health needs, including any medical and mental health services the child received;
(C)the child’s educational needs and progress, including the name of the child’s school, day care, or other early education program, the child’s grade level, and the child’s educational achievements;
(D)contact between the child and the child’s parents, including the frequency and duration of the contact and whether it was supervised;
(E)how the parents have been involved in decision making for the child;
(F)how the guardian has carried out the guardian’s responsibilities and duties, including efforts made to include the child’s parents in the child’s life;
(G)the child’s strengths, challenges, and any other areas of concern; and
(H)recommendations with supporting reasons as to whether the guardianship order should be continued, modified, or terminated.
(c)In the case of a standby guardianship petition filed pursuant to section 2626a of this title, the guardian shall provide status reports to the custodial parent at the parent’s last known email address and to the custodial parent’s attorney at the attorney’s last known address. (Added 2013, No. 170 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2025, No. 31, § 7, eff. May 22, 2025.)