2018 Vermont Statutes
Title 15A - Adoption Act
Chapter 3 - General Procedure For Adoption
§ 3-505 Effect of order granting petition

Universal Citation: 15 V.S.A. § 3-505

§ 3-505. Effect of order granting petition

(a) An order issued under this part granting the petition:

(1) terminates the relationship of parent and child between the respondent and the minor;

(2) extinguishes any right the respondent had to withhold consent to a proposed adoption of the minor or to further notice of a proceeding for adoption; and

(3) is a final order for purposes of appeal.

(b) An order issued under this part granting the petition shall not terminate an obligation for arrearages of child support. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

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