Vermont § 1401 - Establishment of support order
Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 1401 — Establishment of support order, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1401. Establishment of support order
- (a) If a support order entitled to recognition under this title has not been issued, a
responding tribunal of this State with personal jurisdiction over the parties may
issue a support order if: (1) the individual seeking the order resides outside the State; or (2) the support enforcement agency seeking the order is located outside this State. (b) The tribunal may issue a temporary child support order if the tribunal determines
that such an order is appropriate and the individual ordered to pay is: (1) a presumed father of the child; (2) petitioning to have his paternity adjudicated; (3) identified as the father of the child through genetic testing; (4) an alleged father who has declined to submit to genetic testing; (5) shown by clear and convincing evidence to be the father of the child; (6) an acknowledged father as provided by applicable State law; (7) the mother of the child; or (8) an individual who has been ordered to pay child support in a previous proceeding and
the order has not been reversed or vacated. (c) Upon finding, after notice and opportunity to be heard, that an obligor owes a duty
of support, the tribunal shall issue a support order directed to the obligor and may
issue other orders pursuant to section 1305 of this title. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
Frequently Asked Questions About Vermont § 1401
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Section 1401 ("Establishment of support order") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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