The Vermont Statutes Online
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Subchapter
007
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DISPOSITIONAL HEARING; DECREE OF ADOPTION
(Cite as: 15A V.S.A. § 3-702)
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§ 3-702. Disclosure of fees and charges
At least ten days before the hearing:
(1) the petitioner shall file with the court a signed and verified accounting of any payment
or disbursement of money or anything of value made or agreed to be made by or on behalf
of the petitioner in connection with the adoption or pursuant to Article 7 of this
title. The accounting shall include the date and amount of each payment or disbursement
made, the name and address of each recipient, and the purpose of each payment or disbursement;
(2) the attorney for a petitioner, parent, or guardian shall file with the court an affidavit
itemizing any fee, compensation, or other thing of value received by, or agreed to
be paid to, the attorney incidental to the placement and adoption of the minor; and
(3) if an agency or guardian placed the minor for adoption, the agency or guardian shall
file with the court an affidavit itemizing any fee, compensation, or other thing of
value received by the agency for, or incidental to, the placement and adoption of
the minor. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)