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Title 15A : Adoption Act
Chapter 003 : General Procedure for Adoption
Subchapter 005 : Petition to Terminate Relationship Between Parent and Child
(Cite as: 15A V.S.A. § 3-501)-
§ 3-501. Authorization
A petition to terminate the relationship between a parent or an alleged parent and a minor child may be filed in a proceeding for adoption under this title by:
(1) a parent or a guardian who has selected a prospective adoptive parent for a minor and who intends to place, or has placed, the minor with that person;
(2) a parent whose spouse has filed a petition under Article 4 of this title to adopt the parent’s minor child;
(3) a prospective adoptive parent of the minor who has filed a petition to adopt under this article or Article 4; or
(4) an agency that has selected a prospective adoptive parent for the minor and intends to place, or has placed, the minor with that person. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
