Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 3901
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 33 Sec. 3901
- Court: means the Family Division of the Superior Court. See
- Department: means the Vermont Department for Children and Families. See
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Dependent child: means any child receiving assistance under chapter 11 of this title or any minor child for whose benefit the Office of Child Support has been authorized and requested to collect support. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Public assistance: means money payments furnished to or on behalf of dependent children by the Department. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 3901. Definitions
As used in this chapter:
(1) “Order of support” means any judgment or order for the support of dependent children issued by any court of the State of Vermont or another state or an order under an administrative proceeding of another state, including an order in a final decree of divorce.
(2) “Custodial parent” means any person with whom a dependent child actually resides, whether or not the parent is receiving public assistance benefits under chapter 11 of this title, or the Commissioner for Children and Families if the dependent child is under the care and control of that Department.
(3) “Department” means the Vermont Department for Children and Families.
(4) “Dependent child” means any child receiving assistance under chapter 11 of this title or any minor child for whose benefit the Office of Child Support has been authorized and requested to collect support.
(5) “Court” means the Family Division of the Superior Court.
(6) “Public assistance” means money payments furnished to or on behalf of dependent children by the Department.
(7) “Responsible parent” means the natural or adoptive parent or stepparent, to the extent the stepparent owes a duty of support under 15 V.S.A. § 296, of a dependent child. (Added 1977, No. 212 (Adj. Sess.), § 2; amended 1985, No. 63, § 16; 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 16, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 114; 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238.)