Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 780 (2026)

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Subchapter 007 : CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 780)

§ 780. Definitions

As used in this chapter:

(1) “Court” means the court with jurisdiction over the proceeding.

(2) “Employer” means any employer or payor of wages of any type to the obligor.

(3) “Obligee” means the person found to be legally entitled to receive support or any person to whom the obligee has assigned or authorized all rights of collection.

(4) “Obligor” means the person required to pay support under a support order.

(5) “Registry” means the registry established in 33 V.S.A. § 4103.

(6) “Support” means periodic payments ordered for the support of dependent children or, for the purposes of sections 783-790 of this title only, a spouse. Support includes periodic amounts to be applied toward unpaid arrearages.

(7) “Support order” means any judgment, order, or contract for support enforceable in this State, including orders issued pursuant to:

(A) Chapters 5 (relating to desertion and support) and 11 (relating to annulment and divorce) of this title;

(B) 15B V.S.A. chapters 1–19 (relating to Uniform Interstate Family Support Act); and

(C) 15C V.S.A. chapters 1–8 (relating to parentage proceedings).

(8) “Wage withholding order” means a transfer from the obligor to the obligee of the right to receive a portion of the obligor’s wages directly from the obligor’s employer.

(9) “Wages” means any compensation paid or payable for personal services, whether designated as wages, salary, commission, bonuses, or otherwise, and shall include periodic payments under pension or retirement programs, workers’ compensation, or insurance policies of any type. (Added 1983, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1985, No. 63, § 5; 1989, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; 2023, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 13d, eff. July 1, 2024.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1990–1994 · leading case: Hunt v. Hunt, 648 A.2d 843 (Vt. 1994).

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Hunt v. Hunt, 648 A.2d 843 (Vt. 1994). · cites it 2× “I agree with the dissent of Justice Dooley that "[i]n an economic sense, the church is defendant's employer" and that the burden should be on the State to collect child support in cases like this from the custodian of the money held for defendant's benefit.”

McCormick v. McCormick, 621 A.2d 238 (Vt. 1993). ““Support” is defined in 15 V.S.A. § 780(6) as follows: (6) “Support” means periodic payments ordered for the support of dependent children or, for the purposes of sections 783-790 of this title only, a spouse.”

Stocker v. Stocker, 586 A.2d 548 (Vt. 1990). “We should be dealing with the income deficiencies of these families through our income maintenance programs rather than issuing court orders to transfer money between poor families, backed up by automatic wage withholding orders, see 15 V.S.A. §§ 780(9) (workers’ compensation…”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 780(6) — 1 case

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 780(9) — 2 cases

Hunt v. Hunt, 648 A.2d 843 (Vt. 1994). “I agree with the dissent of Justice Dooley that "[i]n an economic sense, the church is defendant's employer" and that the burden should be on the State to collect child support in cases like this from the custodian of the money held for defendant's benefit.”

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