27 V.S.A. § 183: Transfer or sale in lieu of severance

When it appears upon hearing that the homestead cannot be occupied in severalty without great inconvenience to the parties interested therein or in the residue, the court may order the homestead to be transferred to such other parties and the payment of $125,000.00 to the owner thereof, or, at the option of the owner, the court may order the parties to transfer the residue to the owner and order the owner to pay such other parties the value of the homestead to be fixed by the court. If the case requires, the court may order a sale of the whole premises and apportion the proceeds between the parties, and the court may make such orders in the premises as are equitable. If the homestead is sold, the court may control the investment of the proceeds of the sale in a new homestead or make such disposition of the proceeds as equity requires.