The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 15A : Adoption Act
Chapter 005 : Adoption of Adults and Emancipated Minors
(Cite as: 15A V.S.A. § 5-104)-
§ 5-104. Jurisdiction and venue
(a) The Probate Division of the Superior Court has jurisdiction over a proceeding for the adoption of an adult or emancipated minor under this article if a petitioner lived in this State for at least 90 days immediately preceding the filing of a petition for adoption.
(b) A petition for adoption may be filed in the Probate Division of the Superior Court in the district in which a petitioner lives. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)