VERMONT Part 21

OCS can take both administrative action and court action. Administrative actions include wage withholding, an increase in wage withholding in arrears, the lottery offset, liens, attachments, state and federal tax refund interception, passport denial.

Vermont OCS pursues missing, noncompliant or delinquent noncustodial parents by working with other Vermont agencies and those of other states to collect child support. Vermont OCS takes the same steps to enforce out-of-state orders that it does to enforce in-state orders. Since 1998, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act requires cooperation among state child support agencies in the enforcement of child support.

Before OCS can start any enforcement action, a parent must be registered. The Vermont OCS number is 1-800-786-3214.