§ 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.)
§ 1084. Temporary visitation
§ 1084. Temporary visitation (a) A Vermont court that does not have jurisdiction to modify a child custody determination may issue a temporary order enforcing: (1) a visitation schedule made by a court of another state; or (2) the visitation provisions of a child custody determination of another state that does not provide for a […]
§ 1085. Registration of child custody determination
§ 1085. Registration of child custody determination (a) A child custody determination issued by a court of another state may be registered in Vermont, with or without a simultaneous request for enforcement, by sending to the Family Division of the Superior Court in the county in which a person listed in subdivision (3) of this […]
§ 1086. Enforcement of registered determination
§ 1086. Enforcement of registered determination (a) A Vermont court may grant any relief normally available under Vermont law to enforce a registered child custody determination made by a court of another state. (b) A Vermont court shall recognize and enforce but may not modify, except in accordance with subchapter 2 of this chapter, a […]
§ 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 […]