The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
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Subchapter
003A
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CHILD CUSTODY AND SUPPORT
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 655)
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§ 655. Total child support obligation
In any proceeding to establish or modify child support, the total support obligation
shall be presumed to be the amount of child support needed, from which a parental
support obligation shall be calculated and ordered to be paid unless support is established
under section 659 of this title. The court shall review the adequacy of a child support amount agreed to by the
parties with reference to the total support obligation. (Added 1985, No. 180 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 1, 1987.)