{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-4-106","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 4-106","heading":"Content of consent by other persons","body":"(a) A consent executed by the guardian of a minor stepchild or by an agency shall be in writing and signed or confirmed in the presence of the court, or in a manner the court directs, and:\n(1) shall state the circumstances under which the guardian or agency obtained the authority to consent to the adoption of the minor by a stepparent;\n(2) shall contain the statements required by sections 4-104 and 4-105 of this title, except for any that can be made only by a parent of the minor; and\n(3) may waive notice of the proceeding for adoption, unless the adoption is contested, appealed, or denied.\n(b) A consent executed by a minor stepchild in a proceeding for adoption by a stepparent shall be signed or confirmed in the presence of the court or in a manner the court directs.","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":"0c2be470f23811952e05b6157005ab7eab07b562692c50bff83be1d7114c3688","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-4-105","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-4-107"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}