Vermont Relative Placements
Vermont conducts the following types of home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Parent Care
- Adoption
Relative Home Study
Define Relative:
Relatives must be licensed:
Proof of Paternity Required for Placement with Paternal Relative:
Vermont considers the following types and degrees of relation as relative placements. Individuals related in the 1st degree, 2nd degree, 3rd degree and 4th degree (You may need to refer to your state's consanguinity chart or state statute to determine relations or relative status.):
- 1st Degree (mother, father, sister, brother, son, daughter)
- 2nd Degree (grandmother, grandfather, aunt, uncle, niece, nephew, first cousin)
- 3rd Degree (great grandmother, great grandfather, great aunt, great uncle, grand-niece, grand nephew, second cousin)
- 4th Degree (great, great-grandmother, great, great-grandfather, great, great aunt, great, great aunt, great, great uncle, great grand-niece, great grand nephew, third cousin)
- Godmother, Godfather
- Other
Regulation 7 Priority Placement
Vermont performs priority placements:
Wait Time (ICPC Interstate Home Study)
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
- Other: Timing depends on workload of fingerprinting centers. Sometimes average length to complete is 60 days, sometimes closer to 90.
Wait time to complete Home Study, only (without criminal records check):
- Other: No home studies are completed without any checks. Parent studies do not include fingerprints. So long as the parent does not have a complicated history requiring extensive collateral contacts, parent studies can typically be completed within 60 days.
Vermont determines the "Date of Receipt" for an interstate home study as:
- Date stamped in the Receiving State Local Office.
Method of requesting, sending, and/or reporting an interstate home study
|
Regular Mail |
Express Mail |
Overnight Mail |
Electronic Mail |
| Send request for a home study to Receiving State |
y |
|
|
y |
| Send home study request to Local office |
y |
|
|
y |
| Send home study report to Sending State |
y |
|
|
y |
Criminal Records Checks
Vermont requires criminal background checks for the following home studies:
- Foster Care
- Relative Care
- Relative-Foster Care
- Foster-Adopt
- Adoption
- Parent
Types of Checks (Crim. & Abuse Neglect Registry)
Vermont requires the following types of criminal background and perpetrator checks (Federal (F), State (S), Local (L), Abuse and Neglect Registry (ANR), Not Required (NR))
|
Federal |
State |
Local |
ANR |
NR |
| Foster Care |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Relative |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Relative Foster Care |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Foster-Adopt |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Adoption |
y |
y |
|
y |
|
| Parent |
|
y |
|
y |
|
Wait Time for Criminal Records Checks
Wait time for fingerprint results are:
Live Scan or other technology
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Manually - Fingerprint Card
- State: 31-60 days
- Local/County: Not Offered
Average length of time to process and complete a home study with criminal background checks for an interstate placement (Not including completion of education training):
- Other: Timing depends on workload of fingerprinting centers. Sometimes average length to complete is 60 days, sometimes closer to 90.
Verification of Criminal Records Results
- Actual results/information contained in the Criminal Background
No information provided
Wait Time - (License/ Certification/ Approval - Education and Training)
Average Length of time it takes for a home to be licensed/approved/certified:
Length of time a license is valid before renewal required:
Vermont offers classes (education and training) for placement resources' homes to become licensed/certified/approved:
