The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
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CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 781)
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§ 781. Withholding wages upon issuance or modification of support order after July 1, 1990
All orders for child support made or modified on or after July 1, 1990 shall include
an order for immediate wage withholding in an amount equal to the support obligation
and any obligation to pay support arrearages, unless the court finds good cause not
to order immediate wage withholding or the parties have entered into an alternative
arrangement by written agreement which is affirmatively stated in the order. In determining
good cause, the court may consider a history of financial responsibility toward the
family and the absence of any threat by the obligor to withhold financial support
from the family. (Added 1983, No. 222 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1985, No. 63, § 6; 1989, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 3; 1997, No. 63, § 9, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.)