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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 658 (2026)

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Subchapter 003A : CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT

(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 658)
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Cited in 16 cases, 1987–2020 · leading case: Cavallari v. Martin, 732 A.2d 739 (Vt. 1999).
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Cavallari v. Martin, 732 A.2d 739 (Vt. 1999). · cites it 4× “See 15 V.S.A. § 658(c) (providing that court "may order support to be continued until the child attains the age of majority or terminates secondary education whichever is later"); 1 V.”
State v. Billy Joe Putnam, 2015 VT 113 (Vt. 2015). · cites it 2× “, 15 V.S.A. §§ 658 (authorizing court to order child support payments in context of a divorce case), 752 (authorizing court to order spousal maintenance payments in context of divorce case).”
Hunt v. Hunt, 648 A.2d 843 (Vt. 1994). · cites it 2× “…payments after a child has attained the age of majority or has terminated secondary education, whichever is later. 15 V.S.A. § 658(c).”
Bergman v. Marker, 2007 VT 139 (Vt. 2007). · cites it 3× “Thereafter, on its own initiative, see 15 V.S.A. § 658(a), (b), the court scheduled a child support hearing, but canceled it with a scheduling order bearing the handwritten notation: “[Vermont] does not have jurisdiction] over child.”
Joe Golden v. Gwyn Worthington, 2020 VT 71 (Vt. 2020). · cites it 2× “’s home-study program is considered secondary education for purposes of extending child-support obligations under the relevant statute, 15 V.S.A. § 658. OCS asks this Court to affirm on the merits and decide when child support terminates by operation of law.”
LaMothe v. LeBlanc, 2013 VT 21 (Vt. 2013). “15 V.S.A. § 658(9). The guidelines developed by the Secretary of Human Services are supposed to reflect the percent of combined available income that parents living in the same household in Vermont ordinarily spend on their children.”
Klein v. Klein, 572 A.2d 900 (Vt. 1990). “The parties’ younger child was nearly seventeen years of age at the time of the original divorce proceedings.”
Jennifer Fabiano v. Mary B. Cotton, 2020 VT 85 (Vt. 2020). “Under 15 V.S.A. § 658(b), a court “may . . . raise the issue of support on its own motion.”
Tetreault v. Tetreault, 535 A.2d 779 (Vt. 1987). “2d 1049, 1051 (1984); 15 V.S.A. § 658. Here, defendant based his motion on a claim that plaintiff “no longer suffers from a disability and no longer receives Social Security benefits for the same.”
Tetreault v. Coon, 708 A.2d 571 (Vt. 1998). “The family court is required to order the parents owing a duty of support to a child to pay an amount of support in accordance with the guidelines unless otherwise determined under 15 V.”
Gulian v. Gulian, 790 A.2d 1116 (Vt. 2001). “Maintenance, as income, must be considered when determining child support, 15 V.S.A. § 658(5)(A)(i), and the guidelines anticipate that both parents will contribute part of their respective incomes, from whatever source, to care for their children.”
Cantin v. Young, 742 A.2d 1246 (Vt. 1999). · cites it 2× “The most relevant statutes are 15 V.S.A. §§ 658(b) and 660(a). The former statute allows a request for support to be made “by either parent, by a guardian, or by the departments of social and rehabilitation services or social welfare, or by the office of child support, if a…”
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— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 658(5)(A)(i) — 1 case
Gulian v. Gulian, 790 A.2d 1116 (Vt. 2001). “Maintenance, as income, must be considered when determining child support, 15 V.S.A. § 658(5)(A)(i), and the guidelines anticipate that both parents will contribute part of their respective incomes, from whatever source, to care for their children.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 658(9) — 1 case
LaMothe v. LeBlanc, 2013 VT 21 (Vt. 2013). “15 V.S.A. § 658(9). The guidelines developed by the Secretary of Human Services are supposed to reflect the percent of combined available income that parents living in the same household in Vermont ordinarily spend on their children.”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 658(a) — 3 cases
Bergman v. Marker, 2007 VT 139 (Vt. 2007). “Thereafter, on its own initiative, see 15 V.S.A. § 658(a), (b), the court scheduled a child support hearing, but canceled it with a scheduling order bearing the handwritten notation: “[Vermont] does not have jurisdiction] over child.”
Tetreault v. Coon, 708 A.2d 571 (Vt. 1998). “The family court is required to order the parents owing a duty of support to a child to pay an amount of support in accordance with the guidelines unless otherwise determined under 15 V.”
Donna M. Jaro v. Todd M. Jaro, 198 A.3d 1270 (Vt. 2018).
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 658(b) — 2 cases
Jennifer Fabiano v. Mary B. Cotton, 2020 VT 85 (Vt. 2020). “Under 15 V.S.A. § 658(b), a court “may . . . raise the issue of support on its own motion.”
Cantin v. Young, 742 A.2d 1246 (Vt. 1999). “The most relevant statutes are 15 V.S.A. §§ 658(b) and 660(a). The former statute allows a request for support to be made “by either parent, by a guardian, or by the departments of social and rehabilitation services or social welfare, or by the office of child support, if a…”
— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 658(c) — 7 cases
Cavallari v. Martin, 732 A.2d 739 (Vt. 1999). “See 15 V.S.A. § 658(c) (providing that court "may order support to be continued until the child attains the age of majority or terminates secondary education whichever is later"); 1 V.”
Hunt v. Hunt, 648 A.2d 843 (Vt. 1994). “…payments after a child has attained the age of majority or has terminated secondary education, whichever is later. 15 V.S.A. § 658(c).”
Klein v. Klein, 572 A.2d 900 (Vt. 1990). “The parties’ younger child was nearly seventeen years of age at the time of the original divorce proceedings.”
Joe Golden v. Gwyn Worthington, 2020 VT 71 (Vt. 2020). “’s home-study program is considered secondary education for purposes of extending child-support obligations under the relevant statute, 15 V.S.A. § 658. OCS asks this Court to affirm on the merits and decide when child support terminates by operation of law.”
Morancy v. Morancy, 800 A.2d 435 (Vt. 2001).
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