§ 1-112. Family Division of the Superior Court jurisdiction
The Family Division of the Superior Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and dispose of issues pertaining to parental rights and responsibilities, parent-child contact and child support in accordance with the provisions of 15 V.S.A. chapter 11 under the following circumstances:
(1) If two unmarried persons, who have adopted a minor child, terminate their domestic relationship; or
(2) If two unmarried persons, one of whom has adopted a minor child of the other, terminate their domestic relationship. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 154, § 238.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 1 - General Provisions
§ 1-102. Who may adopt or be adopted
§ 1-103. Name of adoptee after adoption
§ 1-104. Legal relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent after adoption
§ 1-105. Legal relationship between adoptee and former parent after adoption
§ 1-106. Other rights of adoptee
§ 1-107. Proceedings subject to Indian Child Welfare Act
§ 1-108. Recognition of adoption decree in another jurisdiction
§ 1-109. Termination of orders and agreements for visitation or communication upon adoption
§ 1-110. Notice of intent to retain parental rights
§ 1-111. Mental health and educational services