{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-2641","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14 V.S.A. § 2641","heading":"Parents as joint guardians","body":"If competent, the father and mother of a legitimate minor child shall be joint guardians of such child. If competent, the surviving parent shall be the sole guardian.","path":["Title 14: Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Chapter 111: Guardianship","Subchapter 002: PERSONS FOR WHOM GUARDIANS APPOINTED"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/111/02641","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"1a04bef71bbfd0c1ec8d9e0606ecbf762f49b56a268836e9630fc7046feb67a1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-2635-2640","next":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-2642"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}