Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 6-103
Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 6-103
- Adoptee: means a person who is adopted or is to be adopted. See
- Agency: means the Department or a child-placing public or private entity that is licensed in this State to place minors for adoption. See
- Department: means the Department for Children and Families. See
- following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. See
- Identifying information: means any information which might establish the current whereabouts of an adoptee, the adoptee's former parent or other family member, including full name, date and place of birth, and last known address. See
- Probate: Proving a will
- Registry: means the adoption registry administered by the Department. See
- Relinquishment: means the voluntary surrender to an agency by a minor's parent or guardian, for purposes of the minor's adoption, of the rights of the parent or guardian with respect to the minor, including legal and physical custody of the minor. See
§ 6-103. Adoption registry
(a) The registry shall maintain:
(1) an index containing all of the following information, as applicable:
(A) the adoptee‘s name at birth and after adoption and date of birth;
(B) the names and addresses of the adoptee’s former parents and adoptive parents;
(C) the date and court in which a consent or relinquishment was filed;
(D) the date and court in which the petition was filed;
(E) any agency involved in the adoption;
(F) the date and nature of the disposition of the petition;
(2) a copy of any consent for the disclosure of identifying information filed with the court;
(3) a copy of the information filed with the court which is described in section 2-105 of this title.
(b) The Probate Division of the Superior Court shall provide the Department with the information necessary to maintain this index. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 154 (Adj. Sess.), § 238a, eff. Feb. 1, 2011.)