VT BAR Study Guide 2026
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VT BAR exam key facts
- Vermont does not allow an applicant who has failed the bar exam four times to sit again, counting UBE attempts in any jurisdiction, though the Board may waive the limit for good cause. Source
- A Vermont applicant admitted by examination must satisfy all admission requirements within 2 years of the exam date on which they passed, or the application is deemed withdrawn. Source
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✍️ Sample VT BAR Questions & Answers
1. In a short-form merger under the MBCA, which approval is required when a parent corporation owns at least 90% of a subsidiary?
In a short-form merger where the parent owns at least 90% of the subsidiary, only the parent board needs to approve; no shareholder vote of either entity is required.
2. Under substantive due process, which right has the U.S. Supreme Court recognized as a fundamental right requiring strict scrutiny?
The right to interstate travel has been recognized as a fundamental right subject to strict scrutiny under substantive due process.
3. Under the doctrine of equitable conversion, when does a buyer under a land sale contract become the equitable owner?
Under equitable conversion, the buyer becomes the equitable owner and the seller holds bare legal title as soon as the land sale contract is signed.
4. Under Vermont law, premarital agreements are governed by which Act?
Vermont has adopted the Uniform Premarital Agreement Act (12 V.S.A. §§ 181-188), which governs the formation and enforceability of premarital agreements.
5. To establish a prima facie case of negligence, a plaintiff must prove which four elements?
A negligence claim requires proof of duty, breach of that duty, causation (actual and proximate), and damages.
6. Under the Federal Rules of Evidence (as adopted in Vermont), which hearsay exception covers excited utterances?
FRE 803(2) provides the excited utterance exception for statements made under the stress of excitement caused by a startling event.
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