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In a surprise move, Vermont’s Catholic Diocese seeks to dismiss its 2-year-old bankruptcy case
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Vermont’s Catholic Diocese is marking this week’s second anniversary of its request for a Chapter 11 financial reorganization plan by asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to dismiss its case, which so far has cost $2 million in legal fees “with no end in sight,” church lawyers said.
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Two years after the Catholic Church's diocese in Vermont filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy to settle claims relating to past sexual abuse, the diocese says it wants to end the proceedings.
Since filing two years ago, the Vermont Catholic Church's bankruptcy has developed into multiple overlapping legal battles that could have ramifications across the state for the church’s faithful.
The state’s largest religious denomination filed its request after spending $2 million in legal fees — and before facing a related creditors’ lawsuit seeking access to an estimated $500 million in local parish assets.
Vermont’s Catholic Diocese is marking this week’s second anniversary of its request for a Chapter 11 financial reorganization plan by asking a U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge to dismiss its case, which so far has cost $2 million in legal fees “with no end in sight,” church lawyers said.
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