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Title 15C : Parentage Proceedings
Chapter 002 : Establishment of Parentage
(Cite as: 15C V.S.A. § 201)-
§ 201. Recognized parents
A person may establish parentage by any of the following:
(1) Birth. Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in chapter 8 of this title.
(2) Adoption. Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 15A.
(3) Acknowledgment. An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under chapter 3 of this title.
(4) Adjudication. An adjudication based on an admission of parentage under section 112 of this title.
(5) Presumption. An unrebutted presumption of parentage under chapter 4 of this title.
(6) De facto parentage. An adjudication of de facto parentage under chapter 5 of this title.
(7) Genetic parentage. An adjudication of genetic parentage under chapter 6 of this title.
(8) Assisted reproduction. Consent to assisted reproduction under chapter 7 of this title.
(9) Gestational carrier agreement. Consent to a gestational carrier agreement by the intended parent or parents under chapter 8 of this title. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
