§ 4-109. Notice of pendency of proceeding
Within 30 days after a petition to adopt a minor stepchild is filed, the court shall serve notice of the proceeding upon:
(1) the petitioner’s spouse;
(2) any other person whose consent to the adoption is required under this article;
(3) any person described in subdivisions 3-401(a)(3), (4), and (6) and subsection 3-401(b) of this title; and
(4) the parents of the minor’s parent whose parental relationship will be terminated by the adoption unless the identity or the whereabouts of those parents are unknown. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 4 - Adoption of Minor Stepchild by Stepparent
§ 4-101. Standing to adopt minor stepchild
§ 4-102. Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild
§ 4-104. Content of consent by stepparent’s spouse
§ 4-105. Content of consent by minor’s other parent
§ 4-106. Content of consent by other persons
§ 4-109. Notice of pendency of proceeding
§ 4-110. Evaluation of stepparent
§ 4-111. Dispositional hearing: decree of adoption
§ 4-112. Visitation agreement and order
§ 4-113. Other provisions applicable to adoption of stepchild