18 V.S.A. § 8714: Appeal; automatic stay

(a) Any party to the proceeding shall have the right to appeal from a judgment issued pursuant to this chapter within 30 days after the judgment pursuant to the Vermont rules of appellate procedure.

(b) If the court has issued a judgment allowing sterilization, the judgment shall not become final for 30 days. An appeal of such a judgment shall operate as a stay of the order during the pendency of the appeal or during the pendency of any further appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.