Vermont Statutes
Title 15A - Adoption Act

§ 1-104. Legal relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent after adoption - § 1-104. Legal relationship between adoptee and adoptive parent after...

§ 1-105. Legal relationship between adoptee and former parent after adoption - § 1-105. Legal relationship between adoptee and former parent after...

§ 1-106. Other rights of adoptee - § 1-106. Other rights of adoptee A decree of adoption...

§ 1-107. Proceedings subject to Indian Child Welfare Act - § 1-107. Proceedings subject to Indian Child Welfare Act The...

§ 1-108. Recognition of adoption decree in another jurisdiction - § 1-108. Recognition of adoption decree in another jurisdiction A...

§ 1-109. Termination of orders and agreements for visitation or communication upon adoption - § 1-109. Termination of orders and agreements for visitation or...

§ 1-110. Notice of intent to retain parental rights - § 1-110. Notice of intent to retain parental rights (a)...

§ 1-111. Mental health and educational services - § 1-111. Mental health and educational services (a) Within six...

§ 1-112. Family Division of the Superior Court jurisdiction - § 1-112. Family Division of the Superior Court jurisdiction The...

§ 1-113. Criminal record checks - § 1-113. Criminal record checks (a) Criminal record checks required...

Chapter 2 - Adoption of Minors

§ 2-101. Who may place minors for adoption - § 2-101. Who may place minors for adoption (a) The...

§ 2-102. Direct placement for adoption by parent or guardian - § 2-102. Direct placement for adoption by parent or guardian...

§ 2-103. Placement for adoption by agency - § 2-103. Placement for adoption by agency (a) An agency...

§ 2-105. Disclosure of information on background - § 2-105. Disclosure of information on background (a) Before placing...

§ 2-106. Interstate placement - § 2-106. Interstate placement An adoption in this State of...

§ 2-107. Intercountry placement - § 2-107. Intercountry placement An adoption in this State of...

§ 2-201. Preplacement evaluation required - § 2-201. Preplacement evaluation required (a) Except as otherwise provided...

§ 2-202. Preplacement evaluator - § 2-202. Preplacement evaluator (a) A preplacement evaluation may be...

§ 2-203. Timing and content of preplacement evaluation - § 2-203. Timing and content of preplacement evaluation (a) A...

§ 2-204. Determining suitability to be adoptive parent - § 2-204. Determining suitability to be adoptive parent (a) An...

§ 2-205. Filing and copies of preplacement evaluation - § 2-205. Filing and copies of preplacement evaluation (a) If...

§ 2-206. Review of evaluation - § 2-206. Review of evaluation (a) Within 90 days after...

§ 2-207. Action by Department - § 2-207. Action by Department If, before a decree of...

§ 2-401. Persons whose consent to adoption is required - § 2-401. Persons whose consent to adoption is required (a)...

§ 2-402. Persons whose consent not required - § 2-402. Persons whose consent not required (a) Consent to...

§ 2-403. Persons who may relinquish minor - § 2-403. Persons who may relinquish minor A parent or...

§ 2-404. Time and prerequisites for execution of consent or relinquishment - § 2-404. Time and prerequisites for execution of consent or...

§ 2-405. Procedure for execution of consent or relinquishment - § 2-405. Procedure for execution of consent or relinquishment (a)...

§ 2-406. Content of consent or relinquishment - § 2-406. Content of consent or relinquishment (a) A consent...

§ 2-407. Consequences of consent or relinquishment - § 2-407. Consequences of consent or relinquishment (a) Except under...

§ 2-408. Revocation of consent - § 2-408. Revocation of consent (a) In a direct placement...

§ 2-409. Revocation of relinquishment - § 2-409. Revocation of relinquishment (a) A relinquishment under this...

Chapter 3 - General Procedure for Adoption

§ 3-101. Jurisdiction - § 3-101. Jurisdiction (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections...

§ 3-102. Venue - § 3-102. Venue (a) Except as provided in subsection (b)...

§ 3-103. Transfer, stay, or dismissal - § 3-103. Transfer, stay, or dismissal If the court, on...

§ 3-201. Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem - § 3-201. Appointment of attorney or guardian ad litem (a)...

§ 3-203. Confidentiality of proceedings - § 3-203. Confidentiality of proceedings A civil proceeding under this...

§ 3-204. Custody during pendency of proceeding - § 3-204. Custody during pendency of proceeding In order to...

§ 3-205. Removal of adoptee from State - § 3-205. Removal of adoptee from State Before a decree...

§ 3-206. Joinder of termination action - § 3-206. Joinder of termination action An action for termination...

§ 3-207. Consolidation and coordination - § 3-207. Consolidation and coordination If another action or proceeding...

§ 3-208. Use of initials - § 3-208. Use of initials If a person uses initials...

§ 3-301. Standing to petition to adopt - § 3-301. Standing to petition to adopt (a) Except as...

§ 3-302. Time for filing petition - § 3-302. Time for filing petition (a) Unless the court...

§ 3-303. Caption of petition - § 3-303. Caption of petition The caption of the petition...

§ 3-304. Content of petition - § 3-304. Content of petition (a) A petition for adoption...

§ 3-305. Required documents - § 3-305. Required documents (a) Before the hearing on a...

§ 3-401. Service of notice - § 3-401. Service of notice (a) Unless notice has been...

§ 3-402. Content of notice - § 3-402. Content of notice A notice required by section...

§ 3-403. Manner and effect of service - § 3-403. Manner and effect of service (a) Service of...

§ 3-404. Investigation and notice to unknown father - § 3-404. Investigation and notice to unknown father (a) It...

§ 3-405. Waiver of notice - § 3-405. Waiver of notice (a) A person entitled to...

§ 3-406. Filing proof of service - § 3-406. Filing proof of service Proof of service of...

§ 3-501. Authorization - § 3-501. Authorization A petition to terminate the relationship between...

§ 3-502. Time and content of petition - § 3-502. Time and content of petition (a) A petition...

§ 3-503. Service of petition and notice - § 3-503. Service of petition and notice (a) A petition...

§ 3-504. Grounds for terminating relationship of parent and child - § 3-504. Grounds for terminating relationship of parent and child...

§ 3-505. Effect of order granting petition - § 3-505. Effect of order granting petition (a) An order...

§ 3-506. Effect of order denying petition - § 3-506. Effect of order denying petition (a) If the...

§ 3-601. Evaluation during proceeding for adoption - § 3-601. Evaluation during proceeding for adoption (a) Not later...

§ 3-602. Content of post placement evaluation - § 3-602. Content of post placement evaluation (a) An evaluation...

§ 3-603. Time and filing of evaluation - § 3-603. Time and filing of evaluation (a) The evaluator...

§ 3-701. Time for hearing on petition - § 3-701. Time for hearing on petition The hearing on...

§ 3-702. Disclosure of fees and charges - § 3-702. Disclosure of fees and charges At least ten...

§ 3-703. Granting petition for adoption - § 3-703. Granting petition for adoption (a) The court shall...

§ 3-704. Denial of petition for adoption - § 3-704. Denial of petition for adoption If a court...

§ 3-705. Decree of adoption - § 3-705. Decree of adoption (a) A decree of adoption...

§ 3-706. Applicability of rules of probate procedure; expeditious hearing of appeals; motion for relief from decree or order; no stay on appeal - § 3-706. Applicability of rules of probate procedure; expeditious hearing...

§ 3-707. Finality of decree - § 3-707. Finality of decree Consistent with the best interests...

§ 3-801. Report of adoption to State Registrar of Vital Records - § 3-801. Report of adoption to State Registrar of Vital...

§ 3-802. Issuance of new, amended birth certificate - § 3-802. Issuance of new, amended birth certificate (a) Except...

Chapter 4 - Adoption of Minor Stepchild by Stepparent

§ 4-101. Standing to adopt minor stepchild - § 4-101. Standing to adopt minor stepchild (a) A stepparent...

§ 4-102. Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild - § 4-102. Legal consequences of adoption of stepchild (a) Except...

§ 4-103. Consent to adoption - § 4-103. Consent to adoption Unless consent is not required...

§ 4-104. Content of consent by stepparent’s spouse - § 4-104. Content of consent by stepparent’s spouse (a) A...

§ 4-105. Content of consent by minor’s other parent - § 4-105. Content of consent by minor’s other parent (a)...

§ 4-106. Content of consent by other persons - § 4-106. Content of consent by other persons (a) A...

§ 4-107. Petition to adopt - § 4-107. Petition to adopt A petition by a stepparent...

§ 4-108. Required documents - § 4-108. Required documents (a) After a petition to adopt...

§ 4-109. Notice of pendency of proceeding - § 4-109. Notice of pendency of proceeding Within 30 days...

§ 4-110. Evaluation of stepparent - § 4-110. Evaluation of stepparent (a) After a petition for...

§ 4-111. Dispositional hearing: decree of adoption - § 4-111. Dispositional hearing: decree of adoption Sections 3-701 through...

§ 4-112. Visitation agreement and order - § 4-112. Visitation agreement and order (a) Upon the request...

§ 4-113. Other provisions applicable to adoption of stepchild - § 4-113. Other provisions applicable to adoption of stepchild Except...

Chapter 5 - Adoption of Adults and Emancipated Minors

§ 5-101. Who may adopt adult or emancipated minor - § 5-101. Who may adopt adult or emancipated minor An...

§ 5-102. Legal consequences of adoption - § 5-102. Legal consequences of adoption The legal consequences of...

§ 5-103. Consent by spouse - § 5-103. Consent by spouse (a) Consent to the adoption...

§ 5-104. Jurisdiction and venue - § 5-104. Jurisdiction and venue (a) The Probate Division of...

§ 5-105. Petition for adoption - § 5-105. Petition for adoption (a) A prospective adoptive parent...

§ 5-106. Notice and time of hearing - § 5-106. Notice and time of hearing (a) Within 30...

§ 5-107. Dispositional hearing - § 5-107. Dispositional hearing (a) Both petitioners shall appear in...

§ 5-108. Decree of adoption - § 5-108. Decree of adoption (a) A decree of adoption...

§ 5-109. Adoption of an adult who is incompetent - § 5-109. Adoption of an adult who is incompetent If...

Chapter 6 - Records of Adoption Proceeding; Retention, Confidentiality, and Access

§ 6-102. Records confidential - § 6-102. Records confidential (a) All records on file with...

§ 6-103. Adoption registry - § 6-103. Adoption registry (a) The registry shall maintain: (1)...

§ 6-104. Release of nonidentifying information - § 6-104. Release of nonidentifying information (a) The following persons...

§ 6-105. Disclosure of identifying information [Effective until July 1, 2023] - § 6-105. Disclosure of identifying information [Effective until July 1,...

§ 6-106. Request for nondisclosure [Effective until July 1, 2023] - § 6-106. Request for nondisclosure [Effective until July 1, 2023]...

§ 6-107. Release of original birth certificate [Effective until July 1, 2023] - § 6-107. Release of original birth certificate [Effective until July...

§ 6-108. Certificate of adoption - § 6-108. Certificate of adoption Upon the request of an...

§ 6-109. Disclosure authorized in course of employment - § 6-109. Disclosure authorized in course of employment This article...

§ 6-110. Fee for services - § 6-110. Fee for services A court, an agency, or...

§ 6-111. Public notice of statutory change [Effective until July 1, 2023] - § 6-111. Public notice of statutory change [Effective until July...

§ 6-112. Action for disclosure of information [Effective until July 1, 2023] - § 6-112. Action for disclosure of information [Effective until July...

Chapter 7 - Prohibited and Permissible Activities in Connection With Adoption

§ 7-101. Enforcement - § 7-101. Enforcement (a) The Attorney General shall enforce the...

§ 7-102. Unauthorized disclosure of information - § 7-102. Unauthorized disclosure of information (a) A person who...

§ 7-103. Lawful payments related to adoption - § 7-103. Lawful payments related to adoption (a) Subject to...

§ 7-104. Charges by agency - § 7-104. Charges by agency Subject to the requirements of...

§ 7-105. Prohibited payments related to adoption - § 7-105. Prohibited payments related to adoption (a) Except as...

Chapter 8 - Interstate Compacts on Adoption and Medical Assistance

§ 8-101. Interstate compacts on adoption and medical assistance; authorization - § 8-101. Interstate compacts on adoption and medical assistance; authorization...

Chapter 9 - Enforcement, Modification, and Termination of Postadoption Contact Agreements

§ 9-101. Enforcement, modification, and termination of postadoption contact agreements - § 9-101. Enforcement, modification, and termination of postadoption contact agreements...

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Vermont Statutes Title 15A - Adoption Act

Vermont Statutes
Title 15A - Adoption Act