COTE v. COTE

No. 10-057.

30 A.3d 1279 (2011)

2011 VT 92

Carol A. COTE v. Alan B. COTE.

Supreme Court of Vermont.

August 12, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Andy MacIlwaine of Dinse, Knapp & McAndrew, P.C., Burlington, for Plaintiff-Appellee.

Marsha Smith Meekins , LLC, South Burlington, for Defendant-Appellant.

Present: REIBER, C.J., DOOLEY, JOHNSON, SKOGLUND and BURGESS, JJ.


BURGESS, J.

¶ 1. Alan Cote appeals from the Chittenden Family Court's garnishment order directing the Social Security Administration to withhold defendant's Social Security disability benefits in the amount of $1569 per month to offset alimony arrearages. Husband receives $1569 in Social Security disability and $2721 in veterans' disability benefits each month. He contends the garnishment order violates 15 U.S.C. § 1673, a provision of the Federal Consumer...

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