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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 757 (2026)
Security for payment
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Subchapter 006 : PROPERTY SETTLEMENT; MAINTENANCE
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 757)-
§ 757. Security for payment
When maintenance or other annual allowance is granted to either spouse or children, the court may require sufficient security to be given for payment thereof, according to the terms of the judgment. (Amended 1981, No. 247 (Adj. Sess.), § 12.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1993–2025 · leading case: In Re Marriage of Walker, 899 N.E.2d 1097 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008).
In Re Marriage of Walker, 899 N.E.2d 1097 (Ill. App. Ct. 2008). “§ 46b-82(a) (2004) (in entering an alimony decree, "the court may order that a party obtain life insurance as such security unless such party proves, by a preponderance of the evidence, that such insurance is not available to such party, such party is unable to pay the cost of…”
Narwid v. Narwid, 641 A.2d 85 (Vt. 1993). “Instead, the policy appears to be intended to secure the maintenance provision of the decree, as authorized by 15 V.S.A. § 757, but its language does not so limit it.”
Victoria diMonda v. Lincoln Nat'l Corp. D/B/A Lincoln Fin. Grp., 2025 VT 45 (Vt. 2025). “We noted that the provision “appear[ed] to be intended to secure the maintenance provision of the decree, as authorized by 15 V.S.A. § 757, but its language does not so limit it.”
Kenneth Felis v. Vicki-Lee Felis (Vt. 2015). “4 Thus, here, wife was entitled to file a certified copy of the judgment, but the effect of that filing was dependent upon “the terms of the judgment,” 15 V.S.A. § 757, in the parties’ final divorce order.”
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