{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-204","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 3-204","heading":"Custody during pendency of proceeding","body":"In order to protect the welfare of the minor, the court shall make an interim order for custody of a minor adoptee according to the best interests of the minor in a contested proceeding under this title for adoption or termination of a parental relationship and may make an interim order for custody in an uncontested proceeding.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 003: General Procedure for Adoption","Subchapter 002: GENERAL PROCEDURAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/003","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"28f732b810c9809588e35f6ac5f1d97199a9e62a38174088dd15d2f3d4701fd4","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-203","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}