{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-553","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15 V.S.A. § 553","heading":"Collusion","body":"The term “collusion,” as used in divorce actions, shall not be construed to include conversations or negotiations of the parties carried on in good faith in an effort to resolve their marital difficulties, where the purpose or result of the conference is not to hinder or obstruct justice or to suppress evidence as to the merits of the case.","path":["Title 15: Domestic Relations","Chapter 011: Annulment and Divorce","Subchapter 002: DIVORCE"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15/011/00553","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"a76e187c5d4e7fc8a6e32db1ef890ac38f21838657f9f5650eea1b181f5b3de0","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-552","next":"us-vt/15-v.s.a.-554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}