Vermont § 1704 - Initiation of proceeding by support enforcement agency
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§ 1704. Initiation of proceeding by support enforcement agency
- (a) In a support proceeding under this chapter, the support enforcement agency of this
State shall: (1) transmit and receive applications; and (2) initiate or facilitate the institution of a proceeding regarding an application in
a tribunal of this State. (b) The following support proceedings are available to an obligee under the Convention: (1) recognition or enforcement, or both, of a foreign support order; (2) enforcement of a support order issued or recognized in this State; (3) establishment of a support order if there is no existing order, including, if necessary,
determination of parentage of a child; (4) establishment of a support order if recognition of a foreign support order is refused
under subdivision 1708(b)(2), (4), or (9) of this title; (5) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and (6) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. (c) The following support proceedings are available under the Convention to an obligor
against which there is an existing support order: (1) recognition of an order suspending or limiting enforcement of an existing support
order of a tribunal of this State; (2) modification of a support order of a tribunal of this State; and (3) modification of a support order of a tribunal of another state or a foreign country. (d) A tribunal of this State may not require security, bond, or deposit, however described,
to guarantee the payment of costs and expenses in proceedings under the Convention. (Added 2015, No. 16, § 2, eff. June 1, 2015.)
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 1704 ("Initiation of proceeding by support enforcement agency") 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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