A decree of adoption does not affect any benefit from a third person, agency, state, Indian tribe, the United States, or any other country that is due the adoptee when the adoption decree becomes final.
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15A, § 1-106
Other rights of adoptee
Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj
Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.