Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 310
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 310
- Acknowledged parent: means a person who has established a parent-child relationship under chapter 3 of this title. See
- Adjudicated parent: means a person who has been adjudicated by a court of competent jurisdiction to be a parent of a child. See
- Birth: includes stillbirth. See
- Child: means a person of any age whose parentage may be determined under this title. See
- Intended parent: means a person, whether married or unmarried, who manifests the intent to be legally bound as a parent of a child resulting from assisted reproduction or a gestational carrier agreement. See
- Parent: means a person who has established parentage that meets the requirements of this title. See
- Parentage: means the legal relationship between a child and a parent as established under 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
- Presumed parent: means a person who is recognized as the parent of a child under section 401 of this title. See
- State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See
§ 310. Forms for voluntary acknowledgment and denial of parentage
(a) The Department of Health shall develop a voluntary acknowledgment of parentage form and a denial of parentage form for execution of parentage under this chapter.
(b) The acknowledgment of parentage form shall provide notice of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, and the rights and responsibilities that arise from signing the acknowledgment and shall state that:
(1) there is no other presumed parent of the child or, if there is another presumed parent, shall state that parent’s full name;
(2) there is no other acknowledged parent, adjudicated parent, or person who is an intended parent under chapter 7 or 8 of this title other than the person who gave birth to the child; and
(3) the signatories understand that the acknowledgment is the equivalent of a court determination of parentage of the child and that a challenge to the acknowledgment is permitted only under limited circumstances.
(c) A valid acknowledgment of parentage or denial of parentage is not affected by a later modification of the prescribed form. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2019, No. 24, § 3, eff. May 16, 2019.)