{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-501","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 3-501","heading":"Authorization","body":"A petition to terminate the relationship between a parent or an alleged parent and a minor child may be filed in a proceeding for adoption under this title by:\n(1) a parent or a guardian who has selected a prospective adoptive parent for a minor and who intends to place, or has placed, the minor with that person;\n(2) a parent whose spouse has filed a petition under Article 4 of this title to adopt the parent’s minor child;\n(3) a prospective adoptive parent of the minor who has filed a petition to adopt under this article or Article 4; or\n(4) an agency that has selected a prospective adoptive parent for the minor and intends to place, or has placed, the minor with that person.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 003: General Procedure for Adoption","Subchapter 005: PETITION TO TERMINATE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PARENT AND CHILD"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/003","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"5a636fd48f11211c9fd30e574d8f00c6b6a16390f452c21fb3410ce06b034237","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-406","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}