§ 1094. Costs and expenses
§ 1094. Costs and expenses If the respondent is not the prevailing party, the court may assess against the respondent all direct expenses and costs incurred by the Attorney General or State’s Attorney and law enforcement officers under section 1093 of this title. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
§ 1095. Application and construction
§ 1095. Application and construction In applying and construing this chapter, consideration shall be given to the need to promote uniformity of the law with respect to its subject matter among states that enact it. (Added 2011, No. 29, § 1.)
§ 1096. Effective date and transitional provision
§ 1096. Effective date and transitional provision This chapter shall take effect July 1, 2011. A motion or other request for relief made in a child custody proceeding or to enforce a child custody determination which was commenced before the effective date of this chapter is governed by the law in effect at the time […]
§ 1087. Simultaneous proceedings
§ 1087. Simultaneous proceedings If a proceeding for enforcement under this subchapter is commenced in a Vermont court and the court determines that a proceeding to modify the determination is pending in a court of another state having jurisdiction to modify the determination under subchapter 2 of this chapter, the enforcing court shall immediately communicate […]
§ 1088. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination
§ 1088. Expedited enforcement of child custody determination (a) A petition under this subchapter shall be verified. Certified copies of all orders sought to be enforced and of any order confirming registration shall be attached to the petition. A copy of a certified copy of an order may be attached instead of the original. (b) […]
§ 1089. Hearing and order
§ 1089. Hearing and order (a) Unless the court issues a temporary emergency order pursuant to section 1074 of this title, upon a finding that a petitioner is entitled to immediate physical custody of the child, the court shall order that the petitioner may take immediate physical custody of the child unless the respondent establishes […]
§ 1090. Warrant to take physical custody of child
§ 1090. Warrant to take physical custody of child (a) Upon the filing of a petition seeking enforcement of a child custody determination, the petitioner may file a verified application for the issuance of a warrant to take physical custody of the child if the child is immediately likely to suffer serious physical harm or […]
§ 1091. Costs, fees, and expenses
§ 1091. Costs, fees, and expenses (a) The court may award the prevailing party, including a state, necessary and reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of the party, including costs, communication expenses, attorney’s fees, investigative fees, expenses for witnesses, travel expenses, and child care expenses during the course of the proceedings. (b) The court […]
§ 1092. Recognition and enforcement, appeals
§ 1092. Recognition and enforcement, appeals (a) A Vermont court shall accord full faith and credit to an order issued by another state and consistent with this chapter which enforces a child custody determination by a court of another state unless the order has been vacated, stayed, or modified by a court having jurisdiction to […]
§ 1093. Role of Attorney General; role of law enforcement
§ 1093. Role of Attorney General; role of law enforcement (a) In a case arising under this chapter or involving the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, the Attorney General or a State’s Attorney may take any lawful action, including resort to a proceeding under this subchapter or any other available […]