{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-1202","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15 V.S.A. § 1202","heading":"Requisites of a valid civil union","body":"For a civil union to be established in Vermont, it shall be necessary that the parties to a civil union satisfy all of the following criteria:\n(1) not be a party to another civil union or a marriage;\n(2) be of the same sex;\n(3) meet the criteria and obligations set forth in 18 V.S.A. chapter 106.","path":["Title 15: Domestic Relations","Chapter 023: Civil Unions"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15/023/01202","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"11fa89e5cab64f344dce0730142c88c990c502a3348adcc9174d289884cc04bc","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-1201","next":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-1203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}