Vermont § 1502 - Employer’s compliance with an income withholding order from another state
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§ 1502. Employer’s compliance with an income withholding order from another state
- (a) Upon receipt of an income withholding order, the obligor’s employer shall immediately
provide a copy of the order to the obligor. (b) The employer shall treat an income withholding order issued in another state which
appears regular on its face as if it had been issued by a tribunal of this State. (c) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (d) of this section and section 1503 of this title, the employer shall withhold and distribute the funds as directed in the withholding
order by complying with terms of the order which specify: (1) the duration and amount of periodic payments of current child support, stated as a
sum certain; (2) the person designated to receive payments and the address to which the payments are
to be forwarded; (3) medical support, whether in the form of periodic cash payment, stated as a sum certain,
or ordering the obligor to provide health insurance coverage for the child under a
policy available through the obligor’s employment; (4) the amount of periodic payments of fees and costs for a support enforcement agency,
the issuing tribunal, and the obligee’s attorney, stated as sums certain; and (5) the amount of periodic payments of arrearages and interest on arrearages, stated as
sums certain. (d) The employer shall comply with the law of the state of the obligor’s principal place
of employment for withholding from income with respect to: (1) the employer’s fee for processing an income withholding order; (2) the maximum amount permitted to be withheld from the obligor’s income; and (3) the time periods within which the employer must implement the withholding order and
forward the child support payment. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Vermont Statutes Online § 1502 cover?
Section 1502 ("Employer’s compliance with an income withholding order from another state") 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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