Vermont § 301 - Acknowledgment of parentage

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§ 301. Acknowledgment of parentage

  • (a) The following persons may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish parentage
    of a child: (1) a person who gave birth to the child; (2) a person who is the alleged genetic parent of the child; (3) a person who is an intended parent to the child pursuant to chapter 7 or 8 of this
    title; and (4) a presumed parent pursuant to chapter 4 of this title. (b) The acknowledgment shall be signed by both the person who gave birth to the child
    and by the person seeking to establish a parent-child relationship and shall be witnessed
    and signed by at least one other person. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

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