House passes bill that updates parentage laws

Rep. Maxine Grad, D-Moretown, is the chair of the House Judiciary Committee. Photo by Bob LoCicero/VTDigger
The House has advanced a measure that a lawmaker who helped shepherd it through the chamber says addresses the changing nature of Vermont families.
The bill, according to House Judiciary Committee Chair Maxine Grad, D-Moretown, “recognizes our common humanity that parentage is about love, regardless of biology.”
H.562, aimed at modernizing Vermont’s parentage laws, was ap