{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-7-104","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15A V.S.A. § 7-104","heading":"Charges by agency","body":"Subject to the requirements of sections 3-702 and 3-703 of this title for an accounting and judicial approval of fees and charges related to an adoption, an agency may charge or accept a fee or other reasonable compensation from a prospective adoptive parent for expenses not paid by public assistance for:\n(1) medical, hospital, nursing, pharmaceutical, or other similar expenses incurred by a mother or her minor child in connection with prenatal care, the birth, or any illness of the minor;\n(2) a percentage of the annual cost the agency incurs in locating and providing counseling services for minor adoptees, parents, and prospective parents;\n(3) living expenses of a mother for a reasonable time before the birth of a child and for no more than six weeks after the birth;\n(4) expenses incurred in ascertaining the information required by section 2-105 of this title;\n(5) legal services and court costs, or other administrative expenses connected with an adoption, including the legal services performed for a parent who relinquishes a minor child to the agency;\n(6) preparation of a preplacement evaluation and an evaluation during the proceeding for adoption;\n(7) transportation for services provided under this section; and\n(8) any other service or expense the court finds is reasonable and necessary.","path":["Title 15A: Adoption Act","Chapter 007: Prohibited and Permissible Activities in Connection with Adoption"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/fullchapter/15A/007","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"3e439494ea6f7d8403bb23fccd290cf9f14892fdfc0a77e452822f095acd97d0","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-7-103","next":"us-vt/15a-v.s.a.-7-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}