Vermont § 3-501 - Authorization A petition to terminate the relationship between a parent or an alleged parent and a minor child may be filed in a proceeding for adoption under this title by:
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§ 3-501. Authorization A petition to terminate the relationship between a parent or an alleged parent and a minor child may be filed in a proceeding for adoption under this title by:
- (1) a parent or a guardian who has selected a prospective adoptive parent for a minor
and who intends to place, or has placed, the minor with that person; (2) a parent whose spouse has filed a petition under Article 4 of this title to adopt
the parent’s minor child; (3) a prospective adoptive parent of the minor who has filed a petition to adopt under
this article or Article 4; or (4) an agency that has selected a prospective adoptive parent for the minor and intends
to place, or has placed, the minor with that person. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj
Source: official Vermont text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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