2023 Vermont Statutes
Title 15A - Adoption Act
Chapter 4 - Adoption of Minor Stepchild by Stepparent
§ 4-107. Petition to adopt
§ 4-107. Petition to adopt
A petition by a stepparent to adopt a minor stepchild shall be signed and verified by the petitioner and contain the following information or state why any of the information is not contained in the petition:
(1) the information required by subdivisions 3-304(a)(1), (3), (5), and (8) through (12) and subsection 3-304(b) of this title;
(2) the current marital status of the petitioner, including the date and place of marriage, the name and date and place of birth of the petitioner’s spouse and, if the spouse is deceased, the date, place, and cause of death and, if the spouse is found to be incompetent, the date on which a court declared the spouse incompetent;
(3) the length of time the minor has been residing with the petitioner and the petitioner’s spouse and, if the minor is not in the physical custody of the petitioner and the petitioner’s spouse, the reason why they do not have custody and when they intend to obtain custody; and
(4) the length of time the petitioner’s spouse or the petitioner has had legal custody of the minor and the circumstances under which legal custody was obtained. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2009, No. 3, § 12a, eff. Sept. 1, 2009; 2013, No. 96 (Adj. Sess.), § 75.)
