Vermont § 6-103 - Adoption registry

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§ 6-103. Adoption registry

  • (a) The registry shall maintain: (1) an index containing all of the following information, as applicable: (A) the adoptee’s name at birth and after adoption and date of birth; (B) the names and addresses of the adoptee’s former parents and adoptive parents; (C) the date and court in which a consent or relinquishment was filed; (D) the date and court in which the petition was filed; (E) any agency involved in the adoption; (F) the date and nature of the disposition of the petition; (2) a copy of any consent for the disclosure of identifying information filed with the
    court; (3) a copy of the information filed with the court which is described in section 2-105 of this title. (b) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall provide the Department with the information
    necessary to maintain this index. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)

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