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
003
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SUPPORT OF SPOUSE AND CARE OF CHILDREN
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 295)
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§ 295. Service of complaint
When a complaint is made under section 293 of this title, a summons shall be issued
to the other party directing such person to appear not later than 21 days after the
date of the service and show cause why the complaint should not be granted. The summons
and complaint shall be served on the party as provided by Rule 4.0 of the Vermont
Rules for Family Proceedings. After the filing of the complaint, the Superior Court
in which the cause is pending, or any Superior judge, may, on application of either
party make such order concerning the care and custody of the minor children during
the pendency of the complaint, as is deemed expedient and for the benefit of such
children. (Amended 1971, No. 98, § 5, eff. April 22, 1971; 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974; 2023, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 13c, eff. July 1, 2024.)