The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 15A : Adoption Act
Chapter 003 : General Procedure for Adoption
Subchapter 002 : General Procedural Provisions
(Cite as: 15A V.S.A. § 3-204)-
§ 3-204. Custody during pendency of proceeding
In order to protect the welfare of the minor, the court shall make an interim order for custody of a minor adoptee according to the best interests of the minor in a contested proceeding under this title for adoption or termination of a parental relationship and may make an interim order for custody in an uncontested proceeding. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
