The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2025 session of the General Assembly.
NOTE: The Vermont Statutes Online is an unofficial copy of the Vermont Statutes Annotated that is provided as a convenience.
(Cite as: 15A V.S.A. § 5-108)
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§ 5-108. Decree of adoption
(a) A decree of adoption issued under this article shall substantially conform to the
relevant requirements of section 3-705 of this title and appeals from a decree, or challenges to it, are governed by section 3-707 of this title.
(b) The court shall send a copy of the decree to each person named in the petition at
the address stated in the petition.
(c) Within 30 days after a decree of adoption becomes final, the clerk of the court shall
prepare a report of the adoption for the State Registrar of Vital Records, and, if
the petitioners have requested it, the report shall instruct the State Registrar to
issue a new birth certificate to the adoptee, as provided in Article 3, Part 8 of
this title. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2017, No. 46, § 58, eff. July 1, 2019.)