Vermont Statutes Title 27. Property, § 1569. Administrator's contract with another to conduct examination

(1) the Administrator's spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary;

(2) the Administrator's child, stepchild, grandchild, parent, stepparent, sibling, stepsibling, halfsibling, aunt, uncle, niece, or nephew;

(3) a spouse, partner in a civil union, domestic partner, or reciprocal beneficiary of an individual under subdivision (2) of this subsection; or

(4) any individual residing in the Administrator's household.

(1) an individual, the individual may not be related to the Administrator; or

(2) a business entity, the entity may not be owned in whole or in part by the Administrator or an individual related to the Administrator.

(1) the contract may provide for compensation of the person based on a fixed fee, hourly fee, or contingent fee;

(2) a contingent fee arrangement may not provide for a payment that exceeds 10 percent of the amount or value of property paid or delivered as a result of the examination; and

(3) on request by a person subject to examination by a contractor, the Administrator shall deliver to the person a complete and unredacted copy of the contract and any contract between the contractor and a person employed or engaged by the contractor to conduct the examination.