Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3-302
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Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 3-302
- Agency: means the Department or a child-placing public or private entity that is licensed in this State to place minors for adoption. See
- Minor: means a person who has not attained 18 years of age. See
- Parent: means a person who is legally recognized as a mother or father or whose consent to the adoption of a minor is required under subdivision 2-401(a)(1)-(4) or (6) of this title. See
- Person: shall include any natural person, corporation, municipality, the State of Vermont or any department, agency, or subdivision of the State, and any partnership, unincorporated association, or other legal entity. See
- Relative: means a grandparent, great-grandparent, sibling, first cousin, aunt, uncle, great-aunt, great-uncle, niece, or nephew of a person, whether related to the person by the whole or the half blood, affinity, or adoption. See
- Stepparent: means a person who is the spouse or surviving spouse of a parent of a child but who is not a parent of the child. See
§ 3-302. Time for filing petition
(a) Unless the court for good cause extends the time for filing, a petition for adoption shall be filed no later than 45 days after a minor is placed with the petitioner for the specific purpose of adoption. This provision does not apply to foster parent, relative, or stepparent adoptions.
(b) If a petition is not filed within 45 days after placement or within any extended period of time approved by the court, any interested person or agency may file an action challenging the prospective adoptive parent’s custody of the minor. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)