Vermont § 3901 - Definitions As used in this chapter:

§ 3901. Definitions As used in this chapter:

• (1) “Order of support” means any judgment or order for the support of dependent children
  issued by any court of the State of Vermont or another state or an order under an
  administrative proceeding of another state, including an order in a final decree of
  divorce. (2) “Custodial parent” means any person with whom a dependent child actually resides,
  whether or not the parent is receiving public assistance benefits under chapter 11
  of this title, or the Commissioner for Children and Families if the dependent child
  is under the care and control of that Department. (3) “Department” means the Vermont Department for Children and Families. (4) “Dependent child” means any child receiving assistance under chapter 11 of this title
  or any minor child for whose benefit the Office of Child Support has been authorized
  and requested to collect support. (5) “Court” means the Family Division of the Superior Court. (6) “Public assistance” means money payments furnished to or on behalf of dependent children
  by the Department. (7) “Responsible parent” means the natural or adoptive parent or stepparent, to the extent
  the stepparent owes a duty of support under 15 V.S.A. § 296, of a dependent child. (Added 1977, No. 212 (Adj