Rule 73 Referral to the Civil Division

(a) Motion. In any proceeding under Title 14, Chapter 3, Vermont Statutes Annotated, at any time after the filing of the petition, the court, on motion of an interested person or the court’s own motion, may, as provided in subdivision (b) of this rule, refer a matter to the Civil Division of the Superior Court pursuant to 14 V.S.A. § 118 for the purpose of conserving judicial resources.

(b) Consent of the Civil Division. If the court decides that the matter should be referred to the Civil Division under subdivision (a), the court shall send to the superior judge assigned to the corresponding unit of the Civil Division a request for consent to make the transfer, accompanied by a brief statement of the manner in which a transfer will conserve judicial resources. The superior judge shall respond to the request within 21 days, granting or denying consent for the transfer. If consent is granted, the matter shall be immediately transferred. The decision of the superior judge is final and is not appealable.