The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 15A : Adoption Act
Chapter 003 : General Procedure for Adoption
Subchapter 006 : Evaluation of Adoptee and Prospective Adoptive Parent
(Cite as: 15A V.S.A. § 3-601)-
§ 3-601. Evaluation during proceeding for adoption
(a) Not later than five business days after a complete petition for adoption of a minor is filed, the court shall order that an evaluation be made by:
(1) a qualified employee of the agency that placed the minor for adoption; or
(2) in a direct placement adoption, the person who made the placement evaluation or another person qualified under section 2-202 of this title.
(b) The court shall provide the evaluator with a copy of the petition for adoption and copies of relevant items filed with the petition. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2017, No. 11, § 49.)