The Vermont Statutes Online

Title 15A : Adoption Act

Chapter 007 : Prohibited and Permissible Activities in Connection with Adoption

• § 7-104. Charges by agency

  Subject to the requirements of sections 3-702 and 3-703 of this title for an accounting and judicial approval of fees and charges related to an adoption, an agency may charge or accept a fee or other reasonable compensation from a prospective adoptive parent for expenses not paid by public assistance for:

  (1) medical, hospital, nursing, pharmaceutical, or other similar expenses incurred by a mother or her minor child in connection with prenatal care, the birth, or any illness of the minor;

  (2) a percentage of the annual cost the agency incurs in locating and providing counseling services for minor adoptees, parents, and prospective parents;

  (3) living expenses of a mother for a reasonable time before the birth of a child and for no more than six weeks after the birth;

  (4) expenses incurred in ascertaining the information required by section 2-105 of this title;

  (5) legal services and court costs, or other administrative expenses connected with an adoption, including the legal services performed for a parent who relinquishes a minor child to the agency;

  (6) preparation of a preplacement evaluation and an evaluation during the proceeding for adoption;

  (7) transportation for services provided under this section; and

  (8) any other service or expense the court finds is reasonable and necessary. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)