{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-2691","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14 V.S.A. § 2691","heading":"Spouse to support and have custody","body":"The appointment of a guardian for a person who is married shall not relieve the ward’s spouse from liability to support the spouse, nor shall it deprive the spouse of the custody of the ward provided the spouse is suitable and competent to care for the ward.","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/14/111/02691","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"12000748e0185a8285a46222e15433433e39f75e37ea27a33963325df1d68f04","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-2690","next":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-2692"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}