{"data":{"id":"us-vt/15c-v.s.a.-201","jurisdiction":"us-vt","citation":"15C V.S.A. § 201","heading":"Recognized parents","body":"A person may establish parentage by any of the following:\n(1) Birth. Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in chapter 8 of this title.\n(2) Adoption. Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 15A.\n(3) Acknowledgment. An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under chapter 3 of this title.\n(4) Adjudication. An adjudication based on an admission of parentage under section 112 of this title.\n(5) Presumption. An unrebutted presumption of parentage under chapter 4 of this title.\n(6) De facto parentage. An adjudication of de facto parentage under chapter 5 of this title.\n(7) Genetic parentage. An adjudication of genetic parentage under chapter 6 of this title.\n(8) Assisted reproduction. Consent to assisted reproduction under chapter 7 of this title.\n(9) Gestational carrier agreement. Consent to a gestational carrier agreement by the intended parent or parents under chapter 8 of this title.","path":["Title 15C: Parentage Proceedings","Chapter 002: Establishment of Parentage"],"source_url":"https://legislature.vermont.gov/statutes/section/15C/002/00201","current_through":"2025 session","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T17:17:00Z","sha256":"18674332d2219f2a1592d45371c60ac7f90a0874bf487224b91f2c6bdc8cc624","source_id":"us-vt","stale":false,"prev":"us-vt/15c-v.s.a.-116","next":"us-vt/15c-v.s.a.-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}