{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-601","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 3-601","heading":"Evaluation during proceeding for adoption","body":"(a) Not later than five business days after a complete petition for adoption of a minor is filed, the court shall order that an evaluation be made by:\n(1) a qualified employee of the agency that placed the minor for adoption; or\n(2) in a direct placement adoption, the person who made the placement evaluation or another person qualified under section 2-202 of this title.\n(b) The court shall provide the evaluator with a copy of the petition for adoption and copies of relevant items filed with the petition.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 003: General Procedure for Adoption","Subchapter 006: EVALUATION OF ADOPTEE AND PROSPECTIVE ADOPTIVE PARENT"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/003","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"a48a5ef505d69ee87563611bc3c6169f7b65891df587ccba4b2e57b89d83a904","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-506","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-3-602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}