700-00135 – Waiver of Counsel (06/2019) Page 1 of 1
WAIVER OF COUNSEL
15A V.S A. 3 -503(b)(1)
I have been informed that I am entitled to be represented by an attorney who does not represent an adoptive
parent or an agency to which my child is being relinquished.
I fully understand that these proceedings may result in the
TERMINATION
OF
M
Y LEGAL
RELATIONSHIP
TO
MY
CH
I
L
D AND ALL MY PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES.
I fully understand my RIGHT TO AN ATTORNEY. I understand that if I want an attorney and cannot afford to
hire an attorney at my own expense, an attorney will be appointed to represent me at no cost to me.
However, I DO NOT WISH TO BE
REPRESENTED
BY AN ATTORNEY, and I hereby waive my right to be
represented by an attorney in this proceeding.
Please send all correspondence to me at the address below.
Subscribed and sworn before me on:
My commission expires on:
Signature of Notary Public or Person Authorized by Probate Court