{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-502","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 3-502","heading":"Time and content of petition","body":"(a) A petition under this part may be filed at any time before entry of a decree of adoption.\n(b) The petition shall be signed and verified by the petitioner, filed with the court, and state:\n(1) the name and address of the petitioner;\n(2) the name of the minor;\n(3) the name and last known address of the parent or alleged parent whose parental relationship the petitioner seeks to terminate;\n(4) the facts and circumstances forming the basis for the petition and the grounds on which termination of a parental relationship is sought;\n(5) if the petitioner is a prospective adoptive parent, that the petitioner intends to proceed with the petition to adopt the minor if the petition to terminate is granted; and\n(6) if the petitioner is a parent, a guardian, or an agency, that the petitioner has placed or intends to place the minor for adoption.","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":"5ac0e9629e4c5e29036e2988edf2916183a055e152f591abadd0aac989e478f1","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-501","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}