Vermont Statutes
Title 15 - Domestic Relations

§ 103. Determination of amount contributed to property by husband; sole and separate deed of wife - § 103. Determination of amount contributed to property by husband;...

§ 104. Proceedings on complaint and enforcement of orders and decrees; appeal of husband - § 104. Proceedings on complaint and enforcement of orders and...

Chapter 5 - Desertion and Support

§ 201. Definitions - § 201. Definitions The word “child,” as used in this...

§ 202. Penalty for desertion or nonsupport - § 202. Penalty for desertion or nonsupport A married person...

§ 203. Institution of proceedings - § 203. Institution of proceedings Proceedings under this subchapter may...

§ 204. Temporary orders - § 204. Temporary orders At any time before the trial,...

§ 205. Order for payment; probation; recognizance - § 205. Order for payment; probation; recognizance Before the trial,...

§ 206. Proceedings on failure to comply - § 206. Proceedings on failure to comply If the court...

§ 207. Evidence; competency of parties as witnesses - § 207. Evidence; competency of parties as witnesses Other evidence...

§ 209. Disposition, care, and maintenance of children - § 209. Disposition, care, and maintenance of children When a...

§ 210. Construction - § 210. Construction This subchapter shall be so interpreted and...

§ 291. When a married person deserts or fails to support his or her spouse - § 291. When a married person deserts or fails to...

§ 293. When parents live separately - § 293. When parents live separately (a) When parents of...

§ 294. Man in the house - § 294. Man in the house (a) When the mother...

§ 295. Substitute husband and father - § 295. Substitute husband and father When complaint is made...

§ 296. Liability of stepparents - § 296. Liability of stepparents A stepparent has a duty...

Chapter 11 - Annulment and Divorce

§ 511. Void civil marriages; consanguinity, affinity, or living spouse - § 511. Void civil marriages; consanguinity, affinity, or living spouse...

§ 512. Voidable civil marriages—Grounds for annulment generally - § 512. Voidable civil marriages—Grounds for annulment generally The civil...

§ 513. Party under age of 16 years - § 513. Party under age of 16 years A complaint...

§ 514. Party is mentally incapable of entering into civil marriage - § 514. Party is mentally incapable of entering into civil...

§ 515. Party physically incapacitated - § 515. Party physically incapacitated A suit to annul a...

§ 516. Force or fraud - § 516. Force or fraud A civil marriage may be...

§ 517. Custody and maintenance of issue - § 517. Custody and maintenance of issue If there is...

§ 518. Declarations of parties not sufficient proof - § 518. Declarations of parties not sufficient proof A civil...

§ 519. Decree of nullity - § 519. Decree of nullity A decree of nullity of...

§ 520. Children of civil marriage annulled - § 520. Children of civil marriage annulled Children of a...

§ 551. Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony - § 551. Grounds for divorce from bond of matrimony A...

§ 552. Reconciliation - § 552. Reconciliation If one of the parties had denied...

§ 553. Collusion - § 553. Collusion The term “collusion,” as used in divorce...

§ 554. Decrees nisi - § 554. Decrees nisi (a) A decree of divorce from...

§ 555. Legal separation - § 555. Legal separation A legal separation forever or for...

§ 558. Woman allowed to take maiden name - § 558. Woman allowed to take maiden name Upon granting...

§ 559. Change of children’s names - § 559. Change of children’s names The court may change...

§ 560. Remarriage - § 560. Remarriage When a civil marriage is dissolved pursuant...

§ 562. Recrimination - § 562. Recrimination Recrimination shall not constitute a defense or...

§ 563. Condonation - § 563. Condonation Condonation shall not constitute a defense or...

§ 591. Jurisdiction and power of courts - § 591. Jurisdiction and power of courts Superior Courts shall...

§ 592. Residence - § 592. Residence (a) A complaint for divorce or annulment...

§ 593. Place for bringing action; caption of divorce action - § 593. Place for bringing action; caption of divorce action...

§ 594. Representation and testimony of child - § 594. Representation and testimony of child (a) The court...

§ 594a. Temporary relief - § 594a. Temporary relief Either party or both parties to...

§ 603. Contempt - § 603. Contempt (a) Nonfinancial obligations. If a person disobeys...

§ 604. Costs on motion to revise - § 604. Costs on motion to revise Upon a motion...

§ 606. Action to recover maintenance, child support, and suit money; sanction for noncompliance - § 606. Action to recover maintenance, child support, and suit...

§ 607. Action by attorney to recover suit money - § 607. Action by attorney to recover suit money When...

§ 631. Generally - § 631. Generally A divorce may be granted forthwith when...

§ 632. Jurisdiction; guardian ad litem for libelee with a mental incapacity - § 632. Jurisdiction; guardian ad litem for libelee with a...

§ 633. Duty of State’s Attorney - § 633. Duty of State’s Attorney The State’s Attorney upon...

§ 634. Alimony; distribution of property; care and custody of children - § 634. Alimony; distribution of property; care and custody of...

§ 635. Support of defendant - § 635. Support of defendant (a) At the time of...

§ 636. Filing certified copies of orders with court which committed party with a mental condition or psychiatric disability - § 636. Filing certified copies of orders with court which...

§ 637. Costs and expenses - § 637. Costs and expenses All the costs in such...

§ 650. Legislative findings and purpose - § 650. Legislative findings and purpose The legislature finds and...

§ 653. Definitions - § 653. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Available...

§ 654. Support guideline - § 654. Support guideline The Secretary of Human Services shall...

§ 655. Total child support obligation - § 655. Total child support obligation In any proceeding to...

§ 656. Computation of parental support obligation - § 656. Computation of parental support obligation (a) Except in...

§ 656a. Adjustment for additional dependents - § 656a. Adjustment for additional dependents (a) As used in...

§ 657. Shared or split physical custody - § 657. Shared or split physical custody (a) When each...

§ 658. Support - § 658. Support (a) In an action under this chapter...

§ 659. Child support order - § 659. Child support order (a) The total support obligation...

§ 660. Modification - § 660. Modification (a)(1) On motion of either parent, the...

§ 661. Child support maintenance supplement - § 661. Child support maintenance supplement (a) A party may...

§ 662. Income statements - § 662. Income statements (a) A party to a proceeding...

§ 663. Support orders; required contents - § 663. Support orders; required contents (a) Every order for...

§ 664. Definitions - § 664. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Parental...

§ 665. Rights and responsibilities order; best interests of the child - § 665. Rights and responsibilities order; best interests of the...

§ 665a. Conditions of parent-child contact in cases involving domestic violence - § 665a. Conditions of parent-child contact in cases involving domestic...

§ 666. Agreements between parents - § 666. Agreements between parents (a) Any agreement between the...

§ 667. Evidence - § 667. Evidence (a) Evidence of conduct of a parent...

§ 668. Modification of order - § 668. Modification of order (a) On motion of either...

§ 668a. Enforcement of visitation - § 668a. Enforcement of visitation (a) When a noncustodial parent...

§ 669. Guardian ad litem - § 669. Guardian ad litem In all cases involving parental...

§ 670. Access to records - § 670. Access to records Access to records and information...

§ 681. Definitions - § 681. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Deploy”...

§ 682. Final order; modification - § 682. Final order; modification (a) If a deploying parent...

§ 683. Temporary modification - § 683. Temporary modification (a) Upon motion of a deploying...

§ 684. Emergency motion to modify; permanent modification - § 684. Emergency motion to modify; permanent modification (a) Upon...

§ 685. Testimony and evidence - § 685. Testimony and evidence Upon motion of a deploying...

§ 686. No existing final order - § 686. No existing final order (a) If there is...

§ 687. Duty to cooperate and disclose information - § 687. Duty to cooperate and disclose information (a) Because...

§ 688. Failure to exercise parent-child contact rights - § 688. Failure to exercise parent-child contact rights In determining...

§ 689. Attorney’s fees - § 689. Attorney’s fees In making determinations pursuant to this...

§ 711. Sale of property - § 711. Sale of property If a party in a...

§ 712. Whole of real estate may be sold - § 712. Whole of real estate may be sold If,...

§ 713. Execution - § 713. Execution Execution signed by the clerk of such...

§ 714. Disposition of proceeds - § 714. Disposition of proceeds (a) The sheriff or constable...

§ 715. Subsequent default - § 715. Subsequent default The same proceedings shall be had...

§ 751. Property settlement - § 751. Property settlement (a) Upon motion of either party...

§ 752. Maintenance - § 752. Maintenance (a) In an action under this chapter,...

§ 753. Conveyance of realty after legal separation - § 753. Conveyance of realty after legal separation In all...

§ 754. Judgment effective to convey real estate - § 754. Judgment effective to convey real estate A certified...

§ 755. Judge out of office may sign judgment for maintenance - § 755. Judge out of office may sign judgment for...

§ 756. Court may order money paid to trustees - § 756. Court may order money paid to trustees When...

§ 757. Security for payment - § 757. Security for payment When maintenance or other annual...

§ 758. Revision of judgment relating to maintenance - § 758. Revision of judgment relating to maintenance On motion...

§ 762. Insurance benefits - § 762. Insurance benefits In a proceeding under this chapter,...

§ 780. Definitions - § 780. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Court”...

§ 781. Withholding wages upon issuance or modification of support order after July 1, 1990 - § 781. Withholding wages upon issuance or modification of support...

§ 782. Expedited procedure for wage withholding - § 782. Expedited procedure for wage withholding (a) In the...

§ 783. Wage withholding; notice and hearing - § 783. Wage withholding; notice and hearing (a) In the...

§ 785. Wage withholding orders - § 785. Wage withholding orders (a) A wage withholding order...

§ 786. Obligee’s responsibility - § 786. Obligee’s responsibility (a) The obligee shall notify the...

§ 787. Employer’s responsibility; compensation - § 787. Employer’s responsibility; compensation (a) Upon receipt of notice...

§ 788. Parent’s responsibility - § 788. Parent’s responsibility (a) Any parent subject to a...

§ 789. Wage withholding exemptions; priorities and limitations - § 789. Wage withholding exemptions; priorities and limitations (a) A...

§ 790. Employee protected; penalty - § 790. Employee protected; penalty (a) No employee may be...

§ 791. Arrearage judgment lien - § 791. Arrearage judgment lien (a)(1) A judgment issued by...

§ 792. Lottery offset - § 792. Lottery offset (a) For all Vermont Lottery games,...

§ 793. Credit reporting - § 793. Credit reporting (a) Information regarding the amount of...

§ 794. Tax offsets - § 794. Tax offsets An order for child support may...

§ 795. Licenses or governmental contracts - § 795. Licenses or governmental contracts (a) As used in...

§ 796. Assets held in escrow - § 796. Assets held in escrow If a proceeding for...

§ 797. Civil penalties - § 797. Civil penalties The court may impose a civil...

§ 798. Enforcement of child support orders; suspension of licenses - § 798. Enforcement of child support orders; suspension of licenses...

§ 799. Trustee process - § 799. Trustee process (a) As used in this section,...

§ 800. Contract with sheriff for service of civil process - § 800. Contract with sheriff for service of civil process...

Chapter 13 - Change of Name

§ 811. Procedure; form - § 811. Procedure; form A person of age and sound...

§ 812. Minor - § 812. Minor A minor may change his or her...

§ 813. Filing of instrument - § 813. Filing of instrument An instrument changing the name,...

§ 816. Amendment of birth certificate - § 816. Amendment of birth certificate A person, or the...

§ 817. Consultation of Sex Offender Registry when form filed - § 817. Consultation of Sex Offender Registry when form filed...

Chapter 15 - Parent and Child

§ 901. Parents’ liability for damages - § 901. Parents’ liability for damages (a) When an unemancipated...

Chapter 17 - Causes of Actions and Breach of Contract

§ 1001. Causes of action abolished - § 1001. Causes of action abolished The rights of action...

§ 1002. Gifts made in contemplation of civil marriage - § 1002. Gifts made in contemplation of civil marriage Nothing...

§ 1003. Instruments void - § 1003. Instruments void Any contract or instrument executed after...

Chapter 18 - Grandparents' Visitation

§ 1011. Jurisdiction - § 1011. Jurisdiction (a) A court that has considered or...

§ 1012. If a parent is deceased or cannot decide - § 1012. If a parent is deceased or cannot decide...

§ 1013. Decision - § 1013. Decision (a) The court shall grant the petitioner...

§ 1014. Modification - § 1014. Modification A court may modify or terminate any...

§ 1015. Limit on refiling - § 1015. Limit on refiling Absent a real, substantial, and...

§ 1016. Automatic expiration - § 1016. Automatic expiration When a child subject to an...

Chapter 20 - Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act

§ 1061. Definitions - § 1061. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Abandoned”...

§ 1062. Proceedings governed by other law - § 1062. Proceedings governed by other law This chapter does...

§ 1063. Application to Indian tribes; international application - § 1063. Application to Indian tribes; international application (a) A...

§ 1064. Effect of child custody determination - § 1064. Effect of child custody determination A child custody...

§ 1065. Priority - § 1065. Priority If a question of existence or exercise...

§ 1066. Notice to persons outside State - § 1066. Notice to persons outside State (a) Notice required...

§ 1067. Appearance and limited immunity - § 1067. Appearance and limited immunity (a) A party to...

§ 1068. Communication between courts - § 1068. Communication between courts (a) A Vermont court may...

§ 1069. Taking testimony in another state - § 1069. Taking testimony in another state (a) A party...

§ 1070. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records - § 1070. Cooperation between courts; preservation of records (a) A...

§ 1071. Initial child custody jurisdiction - § 1071. Initial child custody jurisdiction (a) Except as otherwise...

§ 1072. Exclusive; continuing jurisdiction - § 1072. Exclusive; continuing jurisdiction (a) Except as otherwise provided...

§ 1073. Jurisdiction to modify determination - § 1073. Jurisdiction to modify determination Except as otherwise provided...

§ 1074. Temporary emergency jurisdiction - § 1074. Temporary emergency jurisdiction (a) A Vermont court has...

§ 1075. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder - § 1075. Notice; opportunity to be heard; joinder (a) Before...

§ 1076. Simultaneous proceedings - § 1076. Simultaneous proceedings (a) Except as otherwise provided in...

§ 1077. Inconvenient forum - § 1077. Inconvenient forum (a) A Vermont court that has...

§ 1078. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct - § 1078. Jurisdiction declined by reason of conduct (a) Except...

§ 1079. Information to be submitted to court - § 1079. Information to be submitted to court (a) In...

§ 1080. Appearance of parties and child - § 1080. Appearance of parties and child (a) In a...

§ 1081. Definitions - § 1081. Definitions As used in this subchapter: (1) “Petitioner”...

§ 1082. Enforcement under Hague Convention - § 1082. Enforcement under Hague Convention Under this subchapter, a...

§ 1083. Duty to enforce - § 1083. Duty to enforce (a) A Vermont court shall...

§ 1084. Temporary visitation - § 1084. Temporary visitation (a) A Vermont court that does...

§ 1085. Registration of child custody determination - § 1085. Registration of child custody determination (a) A child...

§ 1086. Enforcement of registered determination - § 1086. Enforcement of registered determination (a) A Vermont court...

§ 1087. Simultaneous proceedings - § 1087. Simultaneous proceedings If a proceeding for enforcement under...

§ 1088. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination - § 1088. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination (a) A...

§ 1089. Hearing and order - § 1089. Hearing and order (a) Unless the court issues...

§ 1090. Warrant to take physical custody of child - § 1090. Warrant to take physical custody of child (a)...

§ 1091. Costs, fees, and expenses - § 1091. Costs, fees, and expenses (a) The court may...

§ 1092. Recognition and enforcement, appeals - § 1092. Recognition and enforcement, appeals (a) A Vermont court...

§ 1093. Role of Attorney General; role of law enforcement - § 1093. Role of Attorney General; role of law enforcement...

§ 1094. Costs and expenses - § 1094. Costs and expenses If the respondent is not...

§ 1095. Application and construction - § 1095. Application and construction In applying and construing this...

§ 1096. Effective date and transitional provision - § 1096. Effective date and transitional provision This chapter shall...

Chapter 21 - Abuse Prevention

§ 1101. Definitions - § 1101. Definitions The following words as used in this...

§ 1102. Jurisdiction and venue - § 1102. Jurisdiction and venue (a) The Family Division of...

§ 1103. Requests for relief - § 1103. Requests for relief (a) Any family or household...

§ 1104. Emergency relief - § 1104. Emergency relief (a) In accordance with the Vermont...

§ 1105. Service - § 1105. Service (a) A complaint or ex parte temporary...

§ 1106. Procedure - § 1106. Procedure (a) Except as otherwise specified in this...

§ 1107. Filing orders with law enforcement personnel; Department of Public Safety protection order database - § 1107. Filing orders with law enforcement personnel; Department of...

§ 1108. Enforcement - § 1108. Enforcement (a) Law enforcement officers are authorized to...

§ 1109. Appeals - § 1109. Appeals An order of the court issued under...

§ 1110. Requests for child support; transfer to Office of Magistrate - § 1110. Requests for child support; transfer to Office of...

§ 1115. Limitation or denial of visitation - § 1115. Limitation or denial of visitation In any proceeding...

§ 1140. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission - § 1140. Domestic Violence Fatality Review Commission (a) The Domestic...

§ 1150. Findings and intent - § 1150. Findings and intent (a) The General Assembly finds...

§ 1151. Definitions - § 1151. Definitions Unless the context clearly requires otherwise, the...

§ 1152. Address Confidentiality Program; application; certification - § 1152. Address Confidentiality Program; application; certification (a) An adult...

§ 1153. Certification cancellation - § 1153. Certification cancellation (a) The Secretary of State may...

§ 1154. Agency use of designated address; agency other than law enforcement agency - § 1154. Agency use of designated address; agency other than...

§ 1154a. Agency use of designated address; law enforcement agency - § 1154a. Agency use of designated address; law enforcement agency...

§ 1155. Disclosure of address prohibited; exceptions - § 1155. Disclosure of address prohibited; exceptions (a) The Secretary...

§ 1156. Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings - § 1156. Nondisclosure of address in criminal and civil proceedings...

§ 1157. Assistance for Program applicants - § 1157. Assistance for Program applicants The Secretary of State...

§ 1158. Voting by Program participant - § 1158. Voting by Program participant A Program participant who...

§ 1159. Custody and visitation orders - § 1159. Custody and visitation orders Nothing in this chapter,...

§ 1160. Adoption of rules - § 1160. Adoption of rules The Secretary of State shall...

§ 1171. Creation of Vermont Council on Domestic Violence - § 1171. Creation of Vermont Council on Domestic Violence There...

§ 1172. Purpose; powers; duties - § 1172. Purpose; powers; duties (a) The Council shall: (1)...

§ 1173. Composition and meetings - § 1173. Composition and meetings (a) The Council shall consist...

Chapter 23 - Civil Unions

§ 1201. Definitions - § 1201. Definitions As used in this chapter: (1) “Certificate...

§ 1202. Requisites of a valid civil union - § 1202. Requisites of a valid civil union For a...

§ 1203. Person shall not enter a civil union with a relative - § 1203. Person shall not enter a civil union with...

§ 1204. Benefits, protections, and responsibilities of parties to a civil union - § 1204. Benefits, protections, and responsibilities of parties to a...

§ 1205. Modification of civil union terms - § 1205. Modification of civil union terms Parties to a...

§ 1206. Dissolution of civil unions - § 1206. Dissolution of civil unions (a) The Family Division...

§ 1207. Commissioner of Health; duties - § 1207. Commissioner of Health; duties (a) The Commissioner shall...

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Title 15 - Domestic Relations