Legal Opinion
Cardiff v. Ellinwood
Supreme Court of Vermont
Decided September 7, 2007No. 06-129PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
¶ 1. The Office of Child Support (OCS) and mother* appeal a decision of the family court that no child support obligation may accrue against father while he receives public assistance benefits. 33 V.S.A. § 3902(e). We agree with the family court that, under the plain language of § 3902(e), “[w]hen a responsible parent is receiving welfare assistance ... no amounts shall accrue or be collected under the support order while the welfare assistance is being received.” We therefore affirm.
¶ 2. The relevant facts are few. Mother and father have one child together, who lives with mother. After a…
2Cases cited7 opinions
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- Wright Ex Rel. Hood v. BradleySupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
- Hunt v. HuntSupreme Court of Vermont · 1994
- Viskup v. ViskupSupreme Court of Vermont · 1988
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Cardiff v. EllinwoodSupreme Court of Vermont · 2007