Vermont § 106 - Notice of proceeding

§ 106. Notice of proceeding

• (a) A petitioner under this chapter shall give notice of the proceeding to adjudicate
  parentage to the following: (1) the person who gave birth to the child unless a court has adjudicated that the person
  is not a parent; (2) a person who is a parent of the child under this chapter; (3) a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent of the child; (4) a person whose parentage of the child is to be adjudicated; and (5) the Office of Child Support, in cases in which either party is a recipient of public
  assistance benefits from the Economic Services Division and has assigned the right
  to child support, or in cases in which either party has requested the services of
  the Office of Child Support. (b) A person entitled to notice under subsection (a) of this section and the Office of
  Child Support, where the Office is involved pursuant to subdivision (a)(5), has a
  right to intervene in the proceeding. (c) Lack of notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall not render a judgment
  void. Lack of notice does not preclude a person entitled to notice under subsection
  (a) from bringing a proceeding under this title. (d) This section shall not apply to petitions for birth orders under chapters 7 and 8
  of this title. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)