The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
Subchapter
002
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SURVIVORS' RIGHTS AND ALLOWANCES
(Cite as: 14 V.S.A. § 315)
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§ 315. Parent and child relationship
(a) For the purpose of intestate succession, an individual is the child of his or her
parents, regardless of their marital status, but a parent shall not inherit from a
child unless the parent has openly acknowledged the child and not refused to support
the child.
(b) The parent and child relationship may be established in parentage proceedings under
Title 15C.
(c) A parent shall not inherit from a child conceived of sexual assault who is the subject
of a parental rights and responsibilities order issued pursuant to 15 V.S.A. § 665(f). (Added 2009, No. 55, § 5, eff. June 1, 2009; amended 2017, No. 44, § 6, eff. May 23, 2017; 2017, No. 195 (Adj. Sess.), § 3.)