15 V.S.A. § 782 Expedited Procedure For Wage Withholding

• Library: Vermont Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through L. 2023, c. 81.
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 15 V.S.A. § 782

(a) In the case of an order for child support made or modified after July 1, 1990 which does not include an order for immediate wage withholding, an obligee may request a wage withholding order when any amount due under the order has not been paid within seven days after the amount is due. The obligor may request wage withholding at any time. The petition for wage withholding shall set forth:

(1) The amount of support arrearages, if any.

(2) The terms of the support order.

(3) The periodic amount to be withheld for support and arrearages.

(4) A statement that the obligor may object to wage withholding on the basis of an error in the amount of current support or arrearages or an error in identity, at a hearing to be held within ten days of the date the petition is filed.

(b) The petition shall be served upon the other party or parties as provided in section 783 of this title.

(c) The court shall set the date for the hearing and notify the parties of the place, date and time. The hearing shall be held within ten days of the date the petition is filed.

(d) The court shall enter a judgment for wage withholding under any one of the following circumstances:

(1) The obligor does not appear at the hearing without good cause.

(2) The obligor has requested the wage withholding order.

(3) The court finds after hearing that any amount due under a support order has not been paid within seven days after the amount is due.