15C V.S.A. § 201: Recognized parents

A person may establish parentage by any of the following:

(1) Birth. Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in chapter 8 of this title.

(2) Adoption. Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 15A.

(3) Acknowledgment. An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under chapter 3 of this title.

(4) Adjudication. An adjudication based on an admission of parentage under section 112 of this title.

(5) Presumption. An unrebutted presumption of parentage under chapter 4 of this title.

(6) De facto parentage. An adjudication of de facto parentage under chapter 5 of this title.

(7) Genetic parentage. An adjudication of genetic parentage under chapter 6 of this title.

(8) Assisted reproduction. Consent to assisted reproduction under chapter 7 of this title.

(9) Gestational carrier agreement. Consent to a gestational carrier agreement by the intended parent or parents under chapter 8 of this title.