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§ 799. Trustee process

§ 799. Trustee process (a) As used in this section, “trustee” means any person, institution, or entity, holding any money, personal property, or real property that belongs to or is owed to the obligor, including judgments, settlements, lottery winnings, funds held in financial institutions, and any voluntary contributions to public and private retirement funds. (b) […]

§ 800. Contract with sheriff for service of civil process

§ 800. Contract with sheriff for service of civil process The Office of Child Support may contract with a sheriff’s department for the purpose of locating and investigating child support obligors and serving process, warrants, and mittimus in child support cases. (Added 2009, No. 146 (Adj. Sess.), § C19.)

§ 811. Procedure; form

§ 811. Procedure; form A person of age and sound mind may change his or her name by making, signing, sealing, and acknowledging before the judge of the Probate Division of the Superior Court of the district in which the person resides, an instrument in the following form: STATE OF VERMONT ____________ District. } ____________ […]

§ 789. Wage withholding exemptions; priorities and limitations

§ 789. Wage withholding exemptions; priorities and limitations (a) A wage withholding order for a current support obligation or an obligation to pay support arrearages shall not be subject to Rule 4.2(j) of the Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure or 12 V.S.A. §§ 3167, 3169, 3170(a), (b) and (d). It shall be subject to section […]

§ 790. Employee protected; penalty

§ 790. Employee protected; penalty (a) No employee may be discharged from employment or subjected to disciplinary action on account of a wage withholding order issued to an employer against earnings. Any employee discharged or subjected to disciplinary action in violation of this section may bring an action in superior court for reinstatement of employment, […]

§ 791. Arrearage judgment lien

§ 791. Arrearage judgment lien (a)(1) A judgment issued by the court for support arrearages in excess of one-twelfth of the annualized amount of support shall constitute an arrearage judgment lien, if properly recorded under this section. The court shall also issue an order that payment of support shall be made through the Registry. (2) […]

§ 792. Lottery offset

§ 792. Lottery offset (a) For all Vermont Lottery games, the Commissioner of Liquor and Lottery shall, before issuing prize money of $500.00 or more to a winner, determine whether the winner has an outstanding child support arrearage payable to the Office of Child Support. If the winner has a child support arrearage, the Commissioner […]

§ 793. Credit reporting

§ 793. Credit reporting (a) Information regarding the amount of arrearages owed by an obligor may be made available by the Office of Child Support to any consumer credit bureau organization upon the request of the organization, only if the amount of the arrearages is at least one-quarter of the annual support obligation and the […]

§ 794. Tax offsets

§ 794. Tax offsets An order for child support may be enforced as provided in 32 V.S.A. chapter 151. (Added 1989, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 13.)

§ 795. Licenses or governmental contracts

§ 795. Licenses or governmental contracts (a) As used in this section: (1) “Agency” means any unit of state government, including agencies, departments, boards, commissions, authorities, or public corporations. (2) “License” means any license, certification, or registration issued by an agency to conduct a trade or business, including a license to practice a profession or […]