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2011 Vermont Code
Title 15 Domestic Relations
Chapter 5 DESERTION AND SUPPORT
§ 305 No judgment without hearing; appearance by defendant


15 VT Stats § 305. (2011 through Adj Sess) What's This?

§ 305. No judgment without hearing; appearance by defendant

No judgment, other than dismissal for a want of prosecution, shall be entered in an action under this subchapter except after hearing unless the court accepts and approves a stipulation of the parties which shall become an order of the court. The hearing may be conducted if the defendant does not appear. A defendant who does not file an answer may enter an appearance in writing, and may thereupon be heard on issues of child custody, visitation and support. (Added 1983, No. 231 (Adj. Sess.), { 1, eff. May 14, 1984; amended 1993, No. 105, { 3.)

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