§ 1038 - Additional parties - Vermont Statutes

§ 1038. Additional parties

If the court learns from information furnished by the parties pursuant to section 1037 of this title or from other sources that a person not a party to the custody proceeding has physical custody of the child or claims to have custody or visitation rights with respect to the child, it shall order that person to be joined as a party and to be duly notified of the pendency of the proceeding and of his joinder as a party. If the person joined as a party is outside this state, he shall be served with process or otherwise notified in accordance with section 1034 of this title. (Added 1979, No. 136 (Adj. Sess.), § 2.)