§ 203. Institution of proceedings
Proceedings under this subchapter may be instituted by any prosecuting officer upon complaint made by the deserted married person, child, or by any other person, including a parent in proper cases, against a spouse, parent, or adult child, accused of an offense named in section 202 of this title. (Amended 1965, No. 194, § 10, operative Feb. 1, 1967; 1973, No. 201 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1973, No. 249 (Adj. Sess.), § 68, eff. April 9, 1974; 1987, 1973, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 4.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 5 - Desertion and Support
§ 202. Penalty for desertion or nonsupport
§ 203. Institution of proceedings
§ 205. Order for payment; probation; recognizance
§ 206. Proceedings on failure to comply
§ 207. Evidence; competency of parties as witnesses
§ 209. Disposition, care, and maintenance of children
§ 291. When a married person deserts or fails to support his or her spouse
§ 293. When parents live separately