15A V.S.A. § 4-109: Notice of pendency of proceeding

Within 30 days after a petition to adopt a minor stepchild is filed, the court shall serve notice of the proceeding upon:

(1) the petitioner’s spouse;

(2) any other person whose consent to the adoption is required under this article;

(3) any person described in subdivisions 3-401(a)(3), (4), and (6) and subsection 3-401(b) of this title; and

(4) the parents of the minor’s parent whose parental relationship will be terminated by the adoption unless the identity or the whereabouts of those parents are unknown.