VERMONT Part 13

3.      What do we need to do to get child support?

Vermont Child Support

Child Support in Vermont

In Vermont, either or both parents may be ordered to pay child support, and health insurance coverage for the child, based on the following factors:

the financial resources of the child;

the financial resources of the custodial parent;

the standard of living the child would have enjoyed if the marital relationship had not ended;

the physical and emotional health and the educational needs of the child;

the financial resources, needs and obligations of the noncustodial parent;

inflation as it relates to the cost of living;

the cost of any educational needs for a parent if the costs are incurred for the purpose of increasing the earning capacity of the parent;

extraordinary travel and other travel related expenses incurred in exercising the right to parent child contact;

and any other relevant factors.