Utah Code 78B-15-807. Parentage under validated gestational agreement
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(1) Upon birth of a child to a gestational mother, the intended parents shall file notice with the tribunal that a child has been born to the gestational mother within 300 days after assisted reproduction. Thereupon, the tribunal shall issue an order:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-15-807
- Assisted reproduction: means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Genetic testing: means an analysis of genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father or a woman as the mother of a child. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Gestational mother: means an adult woman who gives birth to a child under a gestational agreement. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Mother: means a parent who is of the female sex. See Utah Code 68-3-12.5
- Tribunal: means a court of law, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
(1)(a) confirming that the intended parents are the parents of the child;
(1)(b) if necessary, ordering that the child be surrendered to the intended parents; and
(1)(c) directing the Office of Vital Records to issue a birth certificate naming the intended parents as parents of the child.
(2) If the parentage of a child born to the gestational mother is in dispute as not the result of an assisted reproduction, the tribunal shall order genetic testing to determine the parentage of the child.