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The Vermont Statutes Online

The Vermont Statutes Online have been updated to include the actions of the 2023 session of the General Assembly.

NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.

Title 12 : Court Procedure

Chapter 121 : Trustee Process

Subchapter 003 : Particular Proceedings

(Cite as: 12 V.S.A. § 3168)
  • § 3168. Motion for issuance of trustee process; scheduling and notice of hearing

    (a) Whenever a judgment debtor has neglected or refused to pay or make reasonable arrangements to pay a money judgment in any civil action, the judgment creditor may move the court which rendered the judgment to issue trustee process against the earnings of the judgment debtor. The motion shall describe in detail the grounds for requesting issuance of trustee process, the amount of judgment alleged to be unpaid, and the source of earnings of the judgment debtor.

    (b) Upon receipt of the motion of the judgment creditor, the court shall give notice thereof to the trustee and to the judgment debtor as provided by Rule 4.2 of the Rules of Civil Procedure and shall hold a hearing on the motion. (Added 1979, No. 67, § 2, eff. date, see note set out below.)