Vermont Statutes Annotated

Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15C, § 201 (2026)

Recognized parents

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(Cite as: 15C V.S.A. § 201)

§ 201. Recognized parents

A person may establish parentage by any of the following:

(1) Birth. Giving birth to the child, except as otherwise provided in chapter 8 of this title.

(2) Adoption. Adoption of the child pursuant to Title 15A.

(3) Acknowledgment. An effective voluntary acknowledgment of parentage under chapter 3 of this title.

(4) Adjudication. An adjudication based on an admission of parentage under section 112 of this title.

(5) Presumption. An unrebutted presumption of parentage under chapter 4 of this title.

(6) De facto parentage. An adjudication of de facto parentage under chapter 5 of this title.

(7) Genetic parentage. An adjudication of genetic parentage under chapter 6 of this title.

(8) Assisted reproduction. Consent to assisted reproduction under chapter 7 of this title.

(9) Gestational carrier agreement. Consent to a gestational carrier agreement by the intended parent or parents under chapter 8 of this title. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2024–2024 · leading case: Jacob Wheeler v. Lorianne James (Vt. 2024).

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Jacob Wheeler v. Lorianne James (Vt. 2024). “15C V.S.A. § 201(3). Therefore, both parents were entitled to the rights and duties of parentage.”

— Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15C, § 201(3) — 1 case

Jacob Wheeler v. Lorianne James (Vt. 2024). “15C V.S.A. § 201(3). Therefore, both parents were entitled to the rights and duties of parentage.”

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