Vermont procedural guides

Plain-English guides to the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure, each one tied to the rules it relies on. Every rule named in a guide has its own page with the official text.

• Responding to a Vermont complaint: 21 days, and there is no entry of defaultVermont Rule 12(a) gives 21 days after service to serve an answer, or 49 days if served outside the continental United States or Canada — and Vermont has abolished the entry of default entirely.
• Setting aside a Vermont default judgment: the plaintiff had to swear to liability, not just damagesVermont has no entry of default — only a motion for default judgment, which requires an affidavit on personal knowledge setting out facts as to both liability and damages.
• The Vermont motion to dismiss: twenty-one days to answer, fourteen after a denialVermont Rule 12(b) carries the familiar seven defenses, gives 21 days to answer and 14 days after a motion is denied.

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