Vermont Rules for Family Proceedings
27 rules · 26 active
These rules govern practice in the Family Division of the Vermont Superior Court — divorce, parentage, child support, abuse prevention, juvenile proceedings and the rest — and are cited as “V.R.F.P.” The advisory committee's Reporter's Notes and amendment history are included with every rule.
Companion ruleset Vermont Rules of Civil Procedure → Companion ruleset Vermont Rules for Family Proceedings →Cited as V.R.F.P. · 26 active rules · 27 in the official compilation
- Rule 1 Procedure for Juvenile Delinquency Proceedings
- Rule 1.1 Procedure for Youthful Offender Proceedings
- Rule 2 Children in Need of Care or Supervision
- Rule 3 Termination of Parental Rights
- Rule 4 Divorce, Annulment and Legal Separation; Abuse Prevention [Abrogated] Abrogated
- Rule 4.0 Divorce and Other Family Proceedings
- Rule 4.1 Cases Involving Minor Children
- Rule 4.2 Motions After Judgment
- Rule 4.3 Special Procedures
- Rule 5 Physical and Mental Examination of Persons Before the Family Court
- Rule 6 Representation by Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem of Minors
- Rule 6.1 Representation by Attorneys and Guardians Ad Litem in Specified Proceedings
- Rule 6.2 Mental Health Proceedings
- Rule 7 Representation by Guardians Ad Litem and Attorneys of
- Rule 7.1 Representation by Guardians Ad Litem and Attorneys of Child
- Rule 8 Magistrates Proceedings
- Rule 9 Abuse Prevention
- Rule 10 Appearance Before a Magistrate by Nonattorney Employees of the Office of Child Support
- Rule 11 Books, Records and Forms in the Family Court
- Rule 12 Stay of Proceedings to Enforce a Judgment
- Rule 13 Scope; Applicability; Definitions
- Rule 14 Litigant Education Programs in Family Court
- Rule 15 Appearance and Withdrawal of Attorneys
- Rule 16 Civil Contempt Proceedings
- Rule 17 Remote and Hybrid Proceedings With
- Rule 18 Mediation
- Rule 19 Extreme Risk Protection Orders
Rule 4 carries no operative text and is shown for completeness: it was abrogated when Rules 4.0 through 4.3 were promulgated to reorganise and restyle its provisions. The number is left undisturbed so that a citation to it lands where the court left it.
Source: Vermont Judiciary ·
Adopted by the Vermont Supreme Court ·
Current through September 1, 2026 ·
Official source