Ordinarily, the State takes guardianship of a child only after a finding by the courts that the parent(s) are unfit.
...Vermont IS a state..
Typically jurisdiction is assigned to the place of the child's birth, but can be the home of either parent. If the child lives with one parent and no previous court proceedings have taken place regarding the child, then jurisdiction would most likely belong with the state that the child resides in at the time that an order is sought.see links
any state
Maryland.
As a child he was a presbyterian
These all belong to the executive branch.
Kochi belongs to Kerala state.
orissa
Liable for what? Which State? In Missouri you can be ordered to pay child support to the State if your child is a ward of the state.
Alaska.
no, it is its own state.
Pennsylvania.