The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
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CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 796)
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§ 796. Assets held in escrow
If a proceeding for enforcement of child support has previously been brought against
an obligor under this subchapter and the obligor at any time thereafter fails to pay
support in an amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual support obligation, the court
may, in addition to any other remedies under this subchapter, order that existing
liquid assets be held in escrow by the court sufficient to secure payment of support
for a period not to exceed four months. If the obligor fails to pay support in an
amount equal to one-twelfth of the annual support obligation, the assets held in escrow
shall be applied toward unpaid support. (Added 1989, No. 220 (Adj. Sess.), § 14.)