Title 15A, Title 15A: Adoption Act

§ 6-109. Disclosure authorized in course of employment This article does not preclude an employee of the agency or the registry from: (1) inspecting permanent, confidential, or sealed records for the purpose of discharging any obligation under this title; (2) disclosing the name …

§ 6-110. Fee for services A court, an agency, or the registry may charge a reasonable fee for services, including copying services, it performs pursuant to this article. (Added 1995, No. 161 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)

§ 6-111. Public notice of statutory change The Department, with the cooperation of other departments of State government, shall make reasonable efforts to notify members of the public who may be affected by changes in statute governing the release of identifying and nonidentifyin…

§ 6-112. Action for disclosure of information (a) A person denied disclosure of information under section 6-104 of this title may file a petition in the court to obtain the information being sought. (b) In determining whether to grant a petition under this section, the court shal…

§ 7-101. Enforcement (a) The Attorney General shall enforce the provisions of this title and may review and investigate compliance therewith. (b) Whenever the Attorney General has reason to believe that a person has violated or is violating a provision of this title, and that pro…

§ 7-102. Unauthorized disclosure of information (a) A person who knowingly discloses confidential adoption information or identifying information in violation of this title shall be fined not more than $1,000.00. (b) In addition to the penalties provided in subsection (a) of this…

§ 7-103. Lawful payments related to adoption (a) Subject to the requirements of sections 3-702 and 3-703 of this title for an accounting and judicial approval of fees and charges related to an adoption, an adoptive parent, or a person acting on behalf of an adoptive parent, may p…

§ 7-104. Charges by agency Subject to the requirements of sections 3-702 and 3-703 of this title for an accounting and judicial approval of fees and charges related to an adoption, an agency may charge or accept a fee or other reasonable compensation from a prospective adoptive p…

§ 7-105. Prohibited payments related to adoption (a) Except as otherwise provided in sections 7-103 and 7-104 of this title, a person may not pay or give or offer to pay or give to any other person, or request, receive, or accept any money or anything of value, directly or indire…

§ 8-101. Interstate compacts on adoption and medical assistance; authorization (a) The Commissioner of the Department for Children and Families is authorized to negotiate and enter into interstate compacts with agencies of other states for the provision of medical assistance and …

§ 9-101. Enforcement, modification, and termination of postadoption contact agreements (a) An adoptive parent may petition the court to modify or terminate a postadoption contact agreement entered into under 33 V.S.A. § 5124 if the adoptive parent believes the best interests of t…