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.
(Cite as: 33 V.S.A. § 3903)
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§ 3903. Child support debt
(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, any payment of Reach Up financial assistance
made to or for the benefit of a dependent child creates a debt due and owing to the
Department for Children and Families by any responsible parent in an amount equal
to the amount of Reach Up financial assistance paid.
(b) Collection of child support debts shall be made as provided by this section and section 3902 of this title and by 15 V.S.A. chapter 11, subchapter 7. Regardless of the amount of Reach Up financial assistance paid, the
court may limit the child support debt, taking into consideration the criteria of
15 V.S.A. § 659. The Department for Children and Families and the responsible parent may limit the
child support debt by stipulation, which shall be enforceable on its terms unless
it is modified. (Added 1979, No. 114 (Adj. Sess.); amended 1985, No. 63, § 19; 1989, No. 221 (Adj. Sess.), § 18, eff. Oct. 1, 1990; 1999, No. 147 (Adj. Sess.), § 4; 2005, No. 174 (Adj. Sess.), § 116; 2007, No. 185 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.)