{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-1002","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15 V.S.A. § 1002","heading":"Gifts made in contemplation of civil marriage","body":"Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to bar a right of action for the recovery of a chattel, the return of money or securities, or the value thereof at the time of the transfer, or the rescission of a deed to real property when the sole consideration for the transfer of the chattel, money, or securities or real property was a contemplated civil marriage that has not occurred, and the court may, if in its discretion justice so requires:\n(1) award the defendant a lien upon the chattel, securities or real property for monies expended in connection therewith or improvements made thereto; or\n(2) deny judgment for the recovery of the chattel or securities or for rescission of the deed and award money damages in lieu thereof.","path":["Title 15: Domestic Relations","Chapter 017: Causes of Actions and Breach of Contract"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15/017/01002","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"58f8082f2513e3bba75cdfdc5b9057f3f4750e108f8e9241d56f26b91e38e4c3","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-1001","next":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-1003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}