{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-4-103","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 4-103","heading":"Consent to adoption","body":"Unless consent is not required under section 2-402 of this title, a petition to adopt a minor stepchild may be granted only if consent to the adoption has been executed by a stepchild who has attained 14 years of age and:\n(1) the minor’s parents as described in subsection 2-401(a) of this title;\n(2) the minor’s guardian if expressly authorized by a court to consent to the minor’s adoption; or\n(3) an agency that placed the minor for adoption by the stepparent.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 004: Adoption of Minor Stepchild by Stepparent"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/004","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"18eb416ed7a43e5dc52c5e8f3488f45ef14a49ffe55a3a1c25bd95892eb43a81","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-4-102","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-4-104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}