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Adoption is the legal process in which a person assumes responsibility for the health, safety, well-being, and financial support of another person—usually a child—and terminates the rights and responsibilities of the adopted person’s biological parent or parents.

In Vermont, adoption is a legal process that creates a new, permanent parent-child relationship where one did not exist before. It involves the transfer of all legal rights and responsibilities from the child's biological or legal parents to the adoptive parents. Vermont state statutes govern who can adopt, who can be adopted, the procedures for adoption, and the rights of the biological parents. Generally, any adult may adopt in Vermont, and any minor or adult may be adopted, though the consent of the child is considered if they are 14 years or older. The process requires a petition to be filed in court, followed by a thorough investigation, including home studies and background checks of the adoptive parents. The biological parents' rights must be terminated either voluntarily through consent or involuntarily by the court before the adoption can be finalized. Once the adoption is complete, the adoptive parents have the same rights and responsibilities as if the child were born to them, and the child has all the rights of a biological child, including the right to inherit.

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