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Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15C, § 303

Denial of parentage

Known as the Vermont Parentage Act

The act spans §§ 15C-101 to 15C-809 (74 sections).

Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj

A person presumed to be a parent or an alleged genetic parent may sign a denial of parentage only in the limited circumstances set forth in this section. A denial of parentage shall be valid only if:

(1) an acknowledgment of parentage by another person has been filed pursuant to this chapter;

(2) the denial is in a record and is witnessed and signed by at least one other person; and

(3) the person executing the denial has not previously:

(A) acknowledged parentage, unless the previous acknowledgment has been rescinded pursuant to section 307 of this title or successfully challenged the acknowledgment pursuant to section 308 of this title; or

(B) been adjudicated to be the parent of the child.

Official source: Vermont General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Vermont statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.