House bill expands what it means to be a parent

Sen. Alice Nitka, D-Windsor, a supporter of the bill. VTDigger file photo
The House approved a bill on Wednesday that will provide children in non-traditional families in Vermont greater certainty as to who their parents legally are.The bill, H.562, expands the legal definition of what it means to be a parent in Vermont to include parentage through birth, adoption, voluntary acknowledgement, “de facto” parentage, assisted reproduction and gestational carrier agreements. It had passed