Vermont § 201 - Recognized parents A person may establish parentage by any of the following: (1) Birth
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§ 201. Recognized parents A person may establish parentage by any of the following: (1) Birth
- . Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in chapter 8 of this title. (2) Adoption. Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 15A. (3) Acknowledgment. An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under chapter 3 of this title. (4) Adjudication. An adjudication based on an admission of parentage under section 112 of this title. (5) Presumption. An unrebutted presumption of parentage under chapter 4 of this title. (6) De facto parentage. An adjudication of de facto parentage under chapter 5 of this title. (7) Genetic parentage. An adjudication of genetic parentage under chapter 6 of this title. (8) Assisted reproduction. Consent to assisted reproduction under chapter 7 of this title. (9) Gestational carrier agreement. Consent to a gestational carrier agreement by the intended parent or parents under
chapter 8 of this title. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
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