The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
004
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NOTICE OF PENDENCY OF PROCEEDING
(Cite as: 15A V.S.A. § 3-405)
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§ 3-405. Waiver of notice
(a) A person entitled to receive notice required under this part may waive the notice
before the court or in a consent, relinquishment, or other written document signed
by the person or on behalf of the person.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (c) of this section, a person who has waived the
requisite notice is not required to appear in the adoption proceeding.
(c) A parent who has executed a consent or relinquishment containing a waiver of notice
may appear in the adoption proceeding for the limited purpose of moving to set aside
the consent or relinquishment on the ground that it was obtained by fraud or coercion
or for purposes as the court may permit as necessary to determine whether or not to
grant the petition. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)