2011 Vermont Code
Title 15A Adoption Act
Article 5 ADOPTION OF ADULTS AND EMANCIPATED MINORS
§ 109 Adoption of an incompetent adult
§ 5-109. Adoption of an incompetent adult
If the adult who is being adopted has been found by a court to be incompetent:
(1) the legal guardian shall join in the petition for adoption;
(2) the court may, upon recommendation of the legal guardian:
(A) waive the requirement that the adoptee join in the petition;
(B) waive the requirements of subdivisions 5-105(b)(6) and (7) of this title with respect to the adoptee; and
(C) order an evaluation as provided in subdivisions 4-110(a)-(f) of this title; and
(3) the court shall:
(A) determine whether the adoptee has expressed an opinion about the granting of the petition;
(B) ensure that the adoptee has not been coerced or subjected to duress, exploitation or undue influence; and
(C) not grant the petition unless the adoption is in the best interest of the adoptee. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)
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