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the surviving or sole parent' shall state the date and place of birth of the minor sought to be adopted,
of the minor' by both of his-parents^or by when given and executed: the names, ages ani residences of the adopting person or persons and of
Such consent and decrJe 'tË;th;
tf-tuff ¡t sufficieni
ú;"t has aÏandoned the care and the.person to be adopted, the name by which thã person tô be adopted is
I. By one parent,-ìf of the probate court, tncom- to be known, and the relationship, iÍ any, that the adopting p.rson or
.,roitrt df th. -irlor,'oi ir, in the oþinion
peisons_have to such 1nino-r._ If the person to be adopted is inlhe custody
;ãå;;J";" tnà .utâ and custodv of such minor:
u'"Ïi:*É;'ti';^;;îi';;"tr of the departmell of social welfarè o¡ a licensed ðhild placing agency,
tË;i"ã' ;' 'ot boráininlawful
lawrul wedlock or
wedlock, it is such petition shall state how such department or agency rèceiveã cristoriy
though such minor *ár'¡årn'io-ã'*å*"11.living of such minor,. whether by virtue of relinquishineni, commitment oi
oroved bevond u r.oron""õì"'ä"r¡f tf."i the husbãnd
of such woman is not,
court or otherwise. A petition which does not contain all the names and
ã;;"asJ;'"f nor,"...tt, the f ather of such.minor:
"' ìi1-.""Ë; iËä#'"*i hi' ;;;;;':;i ihe minor is married; residences, as hereinabove specified, shall be void and of no efiect, and
sha1l be returned to one of the signers thereof.
lV. By the guutiiiå, ii-tl''t'-*inot is under guardianship; -
welfare' if tñe ruinor has no parent' Spc. 2. Section 995? of the Vermont Statutes, Revision of 1g4?, is
V. Bv the ¿.puti"iå"t-ãio' tãti"t
if the parents' euardian' husbarrd or wiIe hereby amended so as to read as follows:
nuuä;o,íít,rt¡""i¿"ãi *iià, or have lef t the state 9957. Birth certificate, record,. When the person adopted takes the
ãíîirî', ä;åãrïu,,. "b;å;;;å i'ì' ïã'ã sufrport
""¿ to have the care nanre.of the adopting parent or parents, a probãte court issuing a final
or. in the opinion of th" probate court, are inðôrnpetent adoption decree shall have jurisdiction to fill out a new birth cèrtificate
custodv of the nrinor; for such person, ancl, in such case, unless requested not to do so, shall fill
"nãVi. BV the a.pn'riär"'nt of social welfare or a licensed child placing
to the care and custody of such out such new certificale on ¡r special form prescribed and furnished by
u*",ìj, iíirr.^äiiãiË';;å;;",""iittgq without lirnitatjon in re- the state board of health. Such new certiûcate shall contain a notatioír
department o. ug.n.yïy';;*ri ;i ihis state has been relinqrrished in the heading that it is issued by authority of this chapter and shall state
soäct to adoption, or'¡i"tärl uî*ty ir tl'te'mi"àr
the facts wìth respect to the person adopted as they apþear from the peti-
iãìi-i" rvith section 9938; tion for_ adoption or are ascertained by the court from the evidence pre-
'rl.ft above orovided' though one or
By the p"t;;;-;;;;ients'as
VII.".."idance itr LLre opinion sented, but shall state the required inforrnation, ascertained as aforeùid,
both of such parents ü';i;"Ë'tf *ì""t"oärents are,
jìdgrnent anä discretion to act for the with respect to the parents as though the adopting parent or parents were
of the probate-court,äiit?hïitJ shall be given the natural parents of the person adopted. Such- óertificate shall contain
best interest ol such di1.1];';"^;;åpl.q: ;t¡*wise
consent
il;"i*1i ãf such minor paretrrs as'though no statement as to whether the person adopted was born in or out of
and the decree case shall the wedlock. The judge of probate shall sign such certificate and transmit
such minor parents ;JJ ffi;'"4ql)tttl; h"t in neither
"*..r,ä'äyä;ã gs¡e to being vacated the same to the town clerk of the town in which the person adopted was
adoption be subject ,rtäp?"tiiått ár tËition
minor parents after they become of age; '
"äàåt born, and shall furnisl-r therewith, on a form to be prescribed ãnd fur-
.* instance ot such
'ïlïi.*
at the
if-'Ë ¿åpïit*á"i of social welf áre, if the
minor. has been nished by the state board of health, but not as a part of such new certifi-
lìy will
necessary in t¡e, united cate, such info¡mation as enable such clerk to identify such original
adooted in a f oreign;ääiï';;ã-iiiãadoptio''is of this country. certificate, such information to include the name of the þerson adopted
êäi", for ir-I. i,ür"p"rããl Ãaturatization âs a citizen
as it appears on his original birth certificate, date and place of birth,
ApProved APrit 25, 1949'
date^and place of adoption and name of the person after ãdoption.
Sac. 3. This act shall talce efiect f rorn its passage.
Approved March 3,7949.
9941 AND 995? OF
NO. 230-AN ACT TO AMEND StrCTIONS oF 1 e4?' RELAT-
THtr vtrRMo Ni lCAiuln-AÓOPT]ON
s, 4-nv-l s Io N
AND NE\M BIRTH
ING TO PtrTITIõÑ. ¡.-ON
NO. 231-AN ACT TO AMEND SECTIONS 9946 AND 994? OF
CERTIFICATES. rH.12sl THE VERMONT STATUTES, REVISION OF'194?, RELAT-
ING TO FiNAL ADOPTION DECREE.
It is l'tereby enu'cted' by the Genera'I Assenobly of the State of Ver-
ts. 581
rwont:
It is hereby enqcted by the General Assembly of the State of Ver-
Srcrroxl-.Sectiongg4loftheVermontStatutes'Revisionof tmont
194;, ir ñ;;"by amended so as to read as follows: adoption of a minor
'"=ebåi:"Þîí¡t¡î" ìi""l"ii¡ài. À petition for
shall be in dupticare ,;d ;híliï *..g".p"ri.ã t y .etiifi.d gogy^b-e
of the Secrrox 1.
Section gg46 of. the Vermont Statutes, Revision of
of s"iå'äi"g,'; ä";;ìi"bì.- S;;ú
"
petition shall signed 194?, is hereby amended so as
to read as follows:
birth ôertificate .
the adoption, and 9946. Adoþtion, order. If after such hearing the adoption is ap-
and certiñed by the p#;';;';;*åüîãti'rg 1o
'i''ut "
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fromthestateinthemannerpresc.ribedbv12V.S.A.sections certificate, date and place of birth, date and place of adoprion
An additional peti-
9ll-914 for service ;;;; ";t"ni defendant' unpaid ualances' and name of the person after adoption.
;;";"i";" ;;""sñ;;-,'"/iiÀ"tut""for was
further
pending át the time the
Sec. 2. l5 V:S.A. $451 is hereby amended ro read:
The county court ln r'vhich t'ht L4.51. Placìng under seal, fee, forwarding, þenalty
oF petitions under The town clerk frling a new birth cerrificate isíued by a
oriEinal order r,vas -;ä;-;h;ìïhove ;,rtisdiätionthe ámount in con'
;ii;;:;îJ;;;r",i;[li;il;, i;"'Ë;ctive or pro.bate court as aforesaid, and each town clerk or other officer
;äË*;;;i; ,h;;;'id""¿; of dre parties' such petitions mav
oi d..'".' and orders 'ere-
to whom is transmitted a certifred copy of such ner,v certificate or
il."ïîi *îr;;; l;ád;;i-"í1"i""a
still in force'
a return based thereon, shall place under seal the original certi
fic_at9, copy or return filed in his office, if any, and all papers
ãrr* tJ"¿ered ãnd
relating to the ne.lv certificate, copy or return, supersciibi a
Approved: June 19, 1961'
suitable notation to identify the paèket and forrvard- the packer
to the secretary of state who shall file and hold it in his offiðe in a
separate and lockecl file cabinet access to which shall be open only
to the secretary of stare ancl employees designated by him. Thä
TO AMEND t5 v's'A' S$ye. AfD 451
NO. 170-AN ACTgiRTH secretary of. stat-e shall keep a separate card iñdex to said original
RELATING TO CERTIFICATES-OF ADOPTED certificates in a locked card indei file cabinet access ro whichihall
PERSONS. be open^only to the secrerary of state ancl employees designated

[H. 2e2.] !y him. Such sea-l shall not be broken and such iecords ancl þapers
shall not be exhibited except by order of a county court, couir of
State of chancery or probate court. Such courts shall have jurisdiction
It is hereby enactecl by the General Assímbty of the
upon petition in original or supplemenrary proceedings to make
Vermont: such orders for cause shorvn. When such óräers have'been com-
Section l. 15 V'S.A. $449 is hereby amended to read: plied with, such records and papers shall again be placecl under
5449. New bi'rth certificate ^ ^c +L^ seal and filed as aforesaid. If á tolvn clerk lieeps a iard index to
ïVh"n ttt" p.rrott adopied takes the name of the- adopting
^,{n birth certificates rhe card indexing the original-certificare shall be
Darent or parents, u pto¡.rå court issuing a final adoption.decree removed and includ_ed_in the packet forwardecl to the secretaïy
i#ä'nñ;i;';';;;ft;iñ .Liti ¡'u te f or sirch- peïson' ãnd' in such of state. If a torvn clerk keeps i book index to birth cerrificares
.ãr", ,rtl"r, requested not to do so, shall fill out such
new certl- the name on the original trirlh certificate and the page reference
ilä;-; spËciut 1or,,, pt"ttribed and furnished by the state shall be obliterared in such a manner that it cannof bé identified.
contain a notation in
board of health. s";h-;;# ;rrificare shall A town clerk shall be allowecl a fee of $1.00 for each original
iñ" r*"ar"ù *'ut it iîì'*.a uv authoritv of this:hlt'::::d shall
certificate fonvarded to the secretary of state under this seðtion
rru1. tn" fícts with 1espect to the Person adopted as they appear to be paid by the person who petitions for the adoption. A rown
î;r* ;i* petition for ädoption or ¿re. ascertained by.the court clerk who fails to forward an original cerrificare together lvirh ail
but shall state the required infor-
from the evidence pt"t""1'.¿, other papers designated by this section to the secletury of srare
;;;l;;;-;"ttui'.a as aforesaid, rvith resPect, to tfe 95¡nts as rvhen required by this section, or who fails to forward the card,
l-trãr*ft'the adopting parent or parents were the natural
parents if any, indexing the original birth certificate or who fails to
åï1nip"rro' u.ioprãa. Such certificare shall in conrain no statement obliterate in a book index the name and page reference r,vhen
ã, io *i."m", tn.'pãirol uã"pt"a was born or our of rvedlock. required by this secrion shall be fined not more than $25.00 for
în" :"ãáä ãi pr"riui" ,t urt ,ig" in which theand
such cerrificate transmit the each offense.
lriJtown person adopted
same ro the town .Tãtr. Approved: June 19, 1961.
"t
l,as trorn, and. shatt iurnirt, ih.tttuith, on a form tò
be prescribed
and furnished by inî,ìriã bãard of irealth, but
not as a part of
will enable such clerk
such new certificare, ,rrlrr- irrior-ation as
i"iàã",iry ,rr.r, origittal certificate., such information to include
;d"pted ít aPpears on his original birth
the name of the P#;; as