Vermont § 3-102 - Venue

Full text of Vermont Vermont Statutes Online § 3-102 — Venue, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3-102. Venue

  • (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, a petition for adoption may
    be filed in the Probate Division of the Superior Court in the district in which a
    petitioner resides or has legal residence at the time of filing, the adoptee resides,
    or an office of an agency or the Department that placed the adoptee is located. (b) A consent or petition for relinquishment or termination of parental rights may be
    filed in the Probate Division of the Superior Court in the district in which the minor
    resides, a relinquishing parent resides, or the agency or person receiving the relinquishment
    has its principal place of business. (c) Review of the appeal of a preplacement assessment shall take place in the probate
    division of the Superior Court in the district in which the appealing party resides
    or where the agency or person conducting the assessment is located. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)

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Section 3-102 ("Venue") is part of the Vermont Statutes Online, the codified statutory law of Vermont. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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