Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 104
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 104
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
§ 104. Proceedings on complaint and enforcement of orders and decrees; appeal of husband
The same proceedings shall be had on such complaint and in relation to enforcing orders and decrees as in other proceedings in the Superior Court. An appeal on the part of the husband shall not be allowed to the Supreme Court from an order or decree until he has indemnified the plaintiff for delays and costs as the judge directs. (Amended 1973, No. 193 (Adj. Sess.), § 3, eff. April 9, 1974.)
Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 104
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 104
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Birth: includes stillbirth. See
- Child: means a person of any age whose parentage may be determined under this title. See
- Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
- Parent: means a person who has established parentage that meets the requirements of this title. See
- Parentage: means the legal relationship between a child and a parent as established under this title. See
- Probate: Proving a will
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
§ 104. Parentage proceeding
(a) Proceeding authorized. A proceeding to adjudicate the parentage of a child shall be maintained in accordance with this title and with the Vermont Rules for Family Proceedings, except that proceedings for birth orders under sections 708 and 804 of this title shall be maintained in accordance with the Vermont Rules of Probate Procedure.
(b) Actions brought by the Office of Child Support. If the complaint is brought by the Office of Child Support, the complaint shall be accompanied by an affidavit of the parent whose rights have been assigned. In cases where the assignor is not a genetic parent or is a genetic parent who refuses to provide an affidavit, the affidavit may be submitted by the Office of Child Support, but the affidavit alone shall not support a default judgment on the issue of parentage.
(c) Original actions. Original actions to adjudicate parentage may be commenced in the Family Division of the Superior Court, except that proceedings for birth orders under sections 708 and 804 of this title shall be commenced in the Probate Division of the Superior Court.
(d) No right to jury. There shall be no right to a jury trial in an action to determine parentage.
(e) Disclosure of Social Security numbers. A person who is a party to a parentage action shall disclose that person’s Social Security number to the court. The Social Security number of a person subject to a parentage adjudication shall be placed in the court records relating to the adjudication. The court shall disclose a person’s Social Security number to the Office of Child Support. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)