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Vermont is not one of those states. In Vermont, when parents are not together, the parent who has physical custody of the child(ren) ? known as having ?parental rights and responsibilities? ? is allowed to move to another state or town without court approval.

When the child lives with one parent, that parent has sole physical responsibility or sole custody. A parent with sole physical responsibility has the child live with him or her for most of the time. Legally, a parent with sole custody is responsible for the child's care for between 75% and 100% of the child's time.

Minors residing in the State and having reached the age of 14 years may choose their guardians, subject to the approval of the Probate Division of the Superior Court, and may appear before the court or before a Superior judge and make their choice.

If a parent of a minor child is deceased, physically or mentally incapable of making a decision, or has abandoned the child, a grandparent of the child may commence an action in Superior Court in the county in which the custodian of the child resides to obtain visitation rights.

A question that often comes up in a custody case is, at what age can a child decide with which parent they want to live? As most family law attorneys will tell you, legally, the age when a child can decide is 18. At this age they are no longer a child and subject to a custody action.

Eligible children: In Vermont, child support is required for each child until he or she reaches 18 years old, unless the child is still in high school. In that case, child support terminates upon graduation or age 19, whichever comes first.