Vermont's General Adoption Statutes
Vermont
Agency or Person Gathering Information
or Preparing Report Statute: Tit. 15A, § 2-105
- • Agency placing the minor for adoption
- • Parent
Contents of Report About Person to be
Adopted Statute: Tit. 15A, § 2-105
- • Social and health history
- • Date, time, place of birth
- • First and middle name
- • Current health history
- • Immunizations and health care received
- • Any known abuse
- • School performance and special education needs
- • Any past or existing relationships
- • Any information necessary for determining
eligibility for State or Federal benefits
Contents of Report About Birth Parents
Statute: Tit. 15A, § 2-105
- • Social and health history
- • Genetic history; any known hereditary condition
- • Use of drugs or alcohol
- • Racial, ethnic, and religious background
- • General physical description
- • Levels and types of education
- • Vocational, athletic, artistic, or scientific
interests or achievements
- • Date of birth and sex of any other children and
whether they have been placed out of home
- • Facts and circumstances related to the
relinquishment of child
Contents of Report About Adoptive Parents Statute: Tit. 15A, §
2-203
- • Age, date of birth
- • Nationality, race, or ethnic background
- • Religious affiliation
- • Marital status
- • Family history
- • Parenting experience
- • Physical and mental health
- • History of drug or alcohol abuse
- • Educational and employment history and special
skills
- • Property, income, and debt
- • Whether there has been any abuse prevention
orders
- • Any criminal convictions (other than minor
traffic violations)
- • Reasons for, and attitude about adoption
Decision-Making for the Permanent Placement of Children
Schedule of Hearings
Citation: §§ 40-11-12.1; 40-11-12.2
A permanency hearing shall be held:
- Within 12 months of the child's placement in care; at least every 12
months thereafter
- Within 30 days after a finding that reasonable efforts to reunify are not
required
Persons Entitled to Attend Hearings
Citation: § 40-11.12.1
- All parties
- The foster parents
- Any preadoptive parent or relative providing care for the child
Determinations Made at Hearings
Citation: § 40-11.12.1
- The appropriateness of the service plan
- What services have been offered
- Any further efforts that will promote the best interests of the child
Permanency Options
Citation: § 40-11.12.2
- Return to the parent
- Adoption
- Legal guardianship
- Placement with a fit and willing relative
- Another planned permanent living arrangement
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