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Vermont Statutes Title 15 C. Parentage Proceedings, § 106. Notice of proceeding

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) A petitioner under this chapter shall give notice of the proceeding to adjudicate parentage to the following:

(1) the person who gave birth to the child unless a court has adjudicated that the person is not a parent;

(2) a person who is a parent of the child under this chapter;

(3) a presumed, acknowledged, or adjudicated parent of the child;

(4) a person whose parentage of the child is to be adjudicated; and

(5) the Office of Child Support, in cases in which either party is a recipient of public assistance benefits from the Economic Services Division and has assigned the right to child support, or in cases in which either party has requested the services of the Office of Child Support.

(b) A person entitled to notice under subsection (a) of this section and the Office of Child Support, where the Office is involved pursuant to subdivision (a)(5), has a right to intervene in the proceeding.

(c) Lack of notice required by subsection (a) of this section shall not render a judgment void. Lack of notice does not preclude a person entitled to notice under subsection (a) from bringing a proceeding under this title.

(d) This section shall not apply to petitions for birth orders under chapters 7 and 8 of this title.

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