{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-2-201","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 2-201","heading":"Preplacement evaluation required","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections (c) and (d) of this section, only a person for whom a favorable written preplacement evaluation has been prepared may accept custody of a minor for purposes of adoption.\n(b) An evaluation is valid if it was completed or updated within the 12 months preceding the placement of the minor with the person for adoption.\n(c) A court may waive all or a portion of the requirement of a preplacement evaluation for good cause shown, but a person who is the subject of a waiver shall be evaluated during the pendency of a proceeding for adoption.\n(d) A preplacement evaluation is not required if a parent or guardian places a minor directly with a relative of the minor for purposes of adoption, but an evaluation of the relative is required during the pendency of a proceeding for adoption.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 002: Adoption of Minors","Subchapter 002: PREPLACEMENT EVALUATION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/002","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"48c26912f18adcaa304a76ca162aed24fcb6b5bd877cdd7484fc1586b29d0a71","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-2-107","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-2-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}