§ 463. Jurisdiction of Family Division of Superior Court over child support
§ 463. Jurisdiction of Family Division of Superior Court over child support Upon motion of either party, upon motion of the magistrate, or upon the court’s own motion, a judge of the Family Division of the Superior Court may hear and determine the issue of child support, provided there is a prior existing support order […]
§ 464. Representation
§ 464. Representation (a) Any person or other legal entity, including the State, shall be entitled but not required to be represented by an attorney before a magistrate. Nonattorney employees of the Office of Child Support who have been duly qualified by the Office of Child Support may sign complaints and motions and may participate […]
§ 465. Appeals
§ 465. Appeals An appeal from a decision of a magistrate shall be on the record to the Family Division of the Superior Court. At the request of a party, the Family Court shall hear additional evidence. (Added 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; amended 2009, No. 154, § 238.)
§ 466. Procedure
§ 466. Procedure (a) A proceeding before a magistrate shall, in cases involving child support, be initiated by the filing of a petition. If a proceeding for divorce, annulment, or separation has been commenced before the Family Division of the Superior Court, the magistrate shall have jurisdiction to determine a temporary amount of child support […]
§ 467. Forms; Office of Child Support; IV-D services
§ 467. Forms; Office of Child Support; IV-D services (a) The Court Administrator shall prepare and make available to the public forms for proceeding before a magistrate, including forms for the filing of an action, responding to a petition and filing motions. The purpose of the standardized forms is to make the magistrate hearing accessible […]
§ 455. Transfer of Probate proceedings
§ 455. Transfer of Probate proceedings (a) Any guardianship action filed in the Probate Division of the Superior Court pursuant to 14 V.S.A. chapter 111, subchapter 2, article 1 and any adoption action filed in the Probate Division pursuant to Title 15A may be transferred to the Family Division of the Superior Court. (b) In […]
§ 457. Participation and availability of assistant judges
§ 457. Participation and availability of assistant judges (a) Application. This section shall apply in all proceedings in which the Family Court consists of one presiding judge and two assistant judges. (b) Questions of law and fact. In all proceedings, questions of law shall be decided by the presiding judge. Mixed questions of law and […]
§ 458. Venue
§ 458. Venue The place of trial in the Family Division of the Superior Court shall be in the county in which one of the parties resides, if one party resides within the State. If no party resides within the State, the place of trial may be in any county. (Added 1989, No. 221 (Adj. […]
§ 459. Powers of assistant judges
§ 459. Powers of assistant judges Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to restrict the constitutional powers of assistant judges. (Added 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 1990.)
§ 461. Office of magistrate; jurisdiction; selection; term
§ 461. Office of magistrate; jurisdiction; selection; term (a) The office of magistrate is created within the Family Division of the Superior Court. Except as provided in section 463 of this title, the office of magistrate shall have nonexclusive jurisdiction to hear and dispose of the following cases and proceedings: (1) Proceedings for the establishment, […]