{"data":{"id":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-315","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"14 V.S.A. § 315","heading":"Parent and child relationship","body":"(a) For the purpose of intestate succession, an individual is the child of his or her parents, regardless of their marital status, but a parent shall not inherit from a child unless the parent has openly acknowledged the child and not refused to support the child.\n(b) The parent and child relationship may be established in parentage proceedings under Title 15C.\n(c) A parent shall not inherit from a child conceived of sexual assault who is the subject of a parental rights and responsibilities order issued pursuant to 15 V.S.A. § 665(f).","path":["Title 14: Decedents Estates and Fiduciary Relations","Chapter 042: Descent and Survivors' Rights","Subchapter 002: SURVIVORS' RIGHTS AND ALLOWANCES"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/14/042/00315","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:16:59Z","sha256":"0f50b26e090a14ef8cfba31727373d0e4eab2421aafdc729e954eac7b1636afd","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-314","next":"us-vt/14-v.s.a.-316"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}