Washington Code 26.26A.635 – Assisted reproduction — Parental status of deceased individual
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(1) If an individual who intends to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child, the individual’s death does not preclude the establishment of the individual’s parentage of the child if the individual otherwise would be a parent of the child under this chapter.
Terms Used In Washington Code 26.26A.635
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
(2) If an individual who consented in a record to assisted reproduction by a woman who agreed to give birth to a child dies before a transfer of gametes or embryos, the deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the assisted reproduction only if:
(a) Either:
(i) The individual consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of the individual, the individual would be a parent of the child; or
(ii) The individual’s intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction after the individual’s death is established by clear and convincing evidence; and
(b) Either:
(i) The embryo is in utero not later than thirty-six months after the individual’s death; or
(ii) The child is born not later than forty-five months after the individual’s death.
[ 2018 c 6 § 608.]