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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15, § 301 (2026)

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Subchapter 003A : PARENTAGE PROCEEDINGS

(Cite as: 15 V.S.A. § 301)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases, 1989–2017 · leading case: Moreau v. Sylvester, Sylvester v. Moreau, 2014 VT 31 (Vt. 2014).
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Moreau v. Sylvester, Sylvester v. Moreau, 2014 VT 31 (Vt. 2014). · cites it 2× “15 V.S.A. § 301. Like the adoption statute, the parentage statute is designed to “protect the security of family units,” by, in the case of the parentage statute, defining the legal rights and responsibilities for children whose parents are not automatically recognized by…”
Debra L. McGee/Off. of Child Support v. Justin Gonyo, 2016 VT 8 (Vt. 2016). · cites it 2× “See 15 V.S.A. § 301 (“It is the policy of this state that the legal rights, privileges, duties and obligations of parents be established for the benefit of all children, regardless of whether the child is born during civil marriage or out of wedlock.”
Heffernan v. Harbeson, 2004 VT 98 (Vt. 2004). “” 15 V.S.A. § 301. By its terms, this policy statement indicates a legislative desire that the courts adjudicate parental obligations in a consistent fashion so that children are not treated differently under the law solely because of the relationship between their parents at…”
Thompson v. Dewey's South Royalton, Inc., 733 A.2d 65 (Vt. 1999). · cites it 2× “See also 15 V.S.A. § 301 (setting forth policy of state that legal obligations of parents be established for benefit of all children).”
Adoptions of B.L.V.B., 628 A.2d 1271 (Vt. 1993). “§§ 291-296 (support of spouse and care of children); 15 V.S.A. § 301 (legal rights, privileges, duties and *377 obligations of parents to be established for benefit of children, regardless of whether child is born during marriage or out of wedlock); 15 V.”
LeClair v. Reed ex rel. Reed, 939 A.2d 466 (Vt. 2007). · cites it 2× “” 15 V.S.A. § 301 (emphasis added). ¶ 14. We note also that the determination of parentage is distinct from determinations of parental rights and responsibilities, which in the context of benefit to the child may depend upon the age and consent of the custodial parent.”
Bissonette v. Gambrel, 564 A.2d 600 (Vt. 1989). “While § 606 is not directly applicable to an action under 15 V.S.A. § 301 et seq., we find the proceeding analogous to a custody/support hearing.”
Sinnott v. Peck, 180 A.3d 560 (Vt. 2017). “has communicated that she loves and misses plaintiff, but that defendant will call the police if she emails plaintiff again.”
Columbia v. Lawton, 2013 VT 2 (Vt. 2013). “§] 302(a) a party does not have standing to proceed with a parentage action in a case where the identity of the child’s parent has been previously determined in an action under 15 V.S.A. Section 301 et seq. The court went on to state that it was-“unable to find that there is a…”
Adoption of BLVB, 628 A.2d 1271 (Vt. 1993). “§§ 291-296 (support of spouse and care of children); 15 V.S.A. § 301 (legal rights, privileges, duties and obligations of parents to be established for benefit of children, regardless of whether child is born during marriage or out of wedlock); 15 V.”
Fiske v. Boudreau, 668 A.2d 1285 (Vt. 1995). “Defendant’s theory conflicts with 15 V.S.A. § 301, which mandates the same benefits for children “regardless of whether the child is born during marriage or out of wedlock.”
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