Vermont § 2661 - Definitions For the purposes of this article:

§ 2661. Definitions For the purposes of this article:

• (1) “Best interests of the child” means a determination, based on consideration of all
  relevant factors and available options, of circumstances that will best provide the
  child with at a minimum all the following: (A) Adequate food. (B) Clothing. (C) Health care. (D) Any other material needs. (E) A safe and nurturing environment that meets the child’s present and future developmental
  needs and promotes appropriate interactions and relationships with family members,
  foster family, and other people who will play a constructive role in the child’s life. (F) Support to help the child adjust to home, school, and community. (2) “Parent” means the parent or parents of a minor. (3) “Permanent guardian” means one or two adults appointed by the court to act as a parent
  for a child during the child’s minority. (4) “Permanent guardianship” means a legal guardianship of a minor that is intended to
  continue with the same guardian, based on the guardian’s express commitment, for the
  duration of the child’s minority. (5) “Relative” means a grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, first cousin, aunt, uncle,
  great-aunt, great-uncle, niece, or nephew of a person, whether related to the person
  by the whole or the half blood, affinity, or adoption