The Vermont Statutes Online
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Title 15C : Parentage Proceedings
Chapter 001 : Short Title; Definitions; Scope; General Provisions
(Cite as: 15C V.S.A. § 110)-
§ 110. Joinder of proceedings
(a) Joinder permitted. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a proceeding to adjudicate parentage may be joined with a proceeding for parental rights and responsibilities, parent-child contact, child support, child protection, termination of parental rights, divorce, annulment, legal separation, guardianship, probate or administration of an estate or other appropriate proceeding, or a challenge or rescission of acknowledgment of parentage. Such proceedings shall be in the Family Division of the Superior Court.
(b) Joinder not permitted. A respondent may not join a proceeding described in subsection (a) of this section with a proceeding to adjudicate parentage brought as part of an interstate child support enforcement action under Title 15B. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
