Vermont Law Help's Family Law Page

The content below is sorted by category.  Can't find what you are looking for?  Try using the search box, or browse our Library.  Want more information about a topic?  Click on [view all]. 

Divorce and Separation [view all]

Find out general information about divorce and separation in Vermont from: Family Law Information on the Vermont Judiciary's Website.

Child Custody, Visitation, and Support [view all]

We have prepared Frequently Asked Questions documents about Custody and Visitation (Parental Rights and Responsibilities), the Best Interests of the Child standard used by the court in making decisions about the children, and about Child Support.  If you need to make custody changes, read this: I need to make changes to my custody order. How do I do that?.  See also, the child support guidelines, here: Link: Child Support Guidelines (OCS: VT Office of Child Support Website).

Marriage and Civil Unions [view all]

Link: Vermont Secretary of State's Civil Unions and Marriage Webpage

Relief from Abuse [view all]

Please see our Relief from Abuse section.

Family Court Information [view all]

About the Family Courts in Vermont:

• Link: Vermont Court Family Court Information
• Link: Family Law Information on the Vermont Judiciary's Website

Grandparents' Rights [view all]

Information about Grandparent Visitation.

Forms

Do you need to file a motion in Family Court?  The Family Court has forms you can use to file the most common motions. 

• Link to all the forms available from the Vermont Judiciary.
• CourtFormPrep- a program designed to help you fill out forms for divorce, legal separation, dissolution, child support, parentage and the financial affidavits.