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House amends, passes bill clarifying notice for confirmatory adoptions
Summary
The Vermont House amended and passed H.98 to clarify notice and consent requirements when confirmatory adoptions involve a person with a potential claim to parentage; the committee reported the amendment favorable on a 7-0-4 vote and the full House approved the change and then the bill by voice vote.
The Vermont House on Feb. 20 amended and passed H.98, an act relating to confirmatory adoptions, clarifying when and how a petitioner must notify and, where necessary, obtain consent from a person who may have a legal claim to parentage in cases involving nonmarital parents.
Representative Malone (Member from South Burlington) told the House the amendment was drafted to provide “a little more clarity” about when a court is to issue an order and what the notice requirement should be for nonmarital parents.…
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