The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 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.
Subchapter
001
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UNIFORM DESERTION AND NONSUPPORT ACT
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 209)
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§ 209. Disposition, care, and maintenance of children
When a parent is found guilty of nonsupport or desertion of his or her child, the
court may enter such order or judgment relating to the disposition, care, and maintenance
of such child, either by committing the child to the Department for Children and Families
or to some person or suitable institution, as shall be equitable in the premises.
The court may enforce the same by execution or by any proper proceedings. The property
of such parent shall not be exempt from levy and sale under execution. (Amended 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 27.)