In Vermont, child support is payable for children who are under the age of eighteen years or have not completed secondary school.
Child support is required for all children.
The system of child support is now quite formalized, and it is generally quite simple to determine child support due. As is described earlier, the issue of child support is determined not by a judge but by a Magistrate. Child Support is the only issue determined by magistrates. Medical insurance coverage is considered a component of child support so Magistrates determine which spouse is to provide medical insurance and how uninsured medical bills are to be divided between the parties. Within a few weeks of the filing of a divorce petition, the Family Court will set a hearing before the Magistrate to establish child support.