Vermont State Adoptions

Vermont adoption, foster care, and licensing specialists are experts who can answer your questions including:

getting started with adopting or fostering

your state laws

whether agencies are properly licensed

if there have been lawsuits against adoption professionals in the state

and others. These experts are the place to start in Vermont:

Foster Care Specialist
Department Social Services
103 South Main
Waterbury, VERMONT 05676
802-241-2131


Adoption Specialist
Dept. of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Diane Dexter
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-2142
Fax: (802) 241-2407
World Wide Web: http://www.state.vt.us/srs/adoption/adoptioninfo.html
E-mail:

Licensing Specialist
Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services
Lucy Abair
103 South Main Street
Waterbury, VT 05671
Phone: (802) 241-2159
World Wide Web: http://www.state.vt.us/srs/adoption/agencies.html
E-mail:

More information and resources for adopting and placing parents, and birthfamily search in Vermont.