Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 15 Sec. 301

  • Alleged genetic parent: means a person who is alleged to be, or alleges that the person is, a genetic parent or possible genetic parent of a child whose parentage has not been adjudicated. See
  • Birth: includes stillbirth. See
  • Child: means a person of any age whose parentage may be determined under this title. See
  • following: when used by way of reference to a section of the law shall mean the next preceding or following section. 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
  • Sign: means , with the intent to authenticate or adopt a record, to:

§ 301. Acknowledgment of parentage

(a) The following persons may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to establish parentage of a child:

(1) a person who gave birth to the child;

(2) a person who is the alleged genetic parent of the child;

(3) a person who is an intended parent to the child pursuant to chapter 7 or 8 of this title; and

(4) a presumed parent pursuant to chapter 4 of this title.

(b) The acknowledgment shall be signed by both the person who gave birth to the child and by the person seeking to establish a parent-child relationship and shall be witnessed and signed by at least one other person. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)