§ 19-4.5-106. Required Contents of Surrogacy Agreement
A surrogacy agreement must comply with the following requirements: A gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate agrees to attempt to become pregnant by means of assisted reproduction; Except as otherwise provided in section 19-4.5-111, the gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate and the surrogate’s spouse or former spouse, if any, have no claim to parentage of a […]
§ 19-5-103.7. Anticipated Expedited Relinquishment – Children Under One Year of Age – Notice to Other or Possible Parent – Administrative Procedures
Notwithstanding any provision of section 19-5-103 to the contrary, a licensed child placement agency assisting a parent who plans to relinquish a child through an expedited relinquishment pursuant to section 19-5-103.5, may provide notice of the anticipated expedited relinquishment on behalf of the relinquishing parent to any other birth parent or possible birth parent identified […]
§ 19-4.5-107. Effect of Subsequent Change of Marital Status
Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly provides otherwise: The marriage of a gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate after the agreement is signed by all parties does not affect the validity of the agreement, their spouse’s consent to the agreement is not required, and their spouse is not a presumed parent of a child conceived by assisted […]
§ 19-5-104. Final Order of Relinquishment
If the court terminates the parent-child legal relationship of both parents or of the only living parent, the court, after taking into account the religious background of the child, shall order guardianship of the person and legal custody transferred to: The county department of human or social services; or A licensed child placement agency; or […]
§ 19-4.5-108. Termination of Surrogacy Agreement
A party to a surrogacy agreement may terminate the agreement, at any time before a gamete or an embryo transfer, by giving notice of termination in a record to all other parties. If a gamete or an embryo transfer does not result in a pregnancy, a party may terminate the agreement at any time before […]
§ 19-5-105. Proceeding to Terminate Parent-Child Legal Relationship
If one parent relinquishes or proposes to relinquish or consents to the adoption of a child, the agency or person having custody of the child shall file a petition in the juvenile court to terminate the parent-child legal relationship of the other parent, unless the other parent’s relationship to the child has been previously terminated […]
§ 19-4.5-109. Establishment of Parent-Child Relationship Under Surrogacy Agreement
Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section or section 19-4.5-110 (2) or 19-4.5-112, on birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is, by operation of law, a parent of the child. Except as otherwise provided in subsection (3) of this section or section 19-4.5-112, […]
§ 19-4.5-110. Parentage of Deceased Intended Parent Under Surrogacy Agreement
Section 19-4.5-109 applies to an intended parent even if the intended parent died during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child. Except as otherwise provided in section 19-4.5-112, an intended parent is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement […]
§ 19-4.5-111. Court Order of Parentage Under Surrogacy Agreement
Except as otherwise provided in section 19-4.5-110 (2) or 19-4.5-112, before, on, or after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction pursuant to a surrogacy agreement, a party to the agreement may commence a proceeding in a juvenile court in this state by filing a petition for determination of parent-child relationship with admissions […]
§ 19-4.5-112. Effect of Surrogacy Agreement
A surrogacy agreement that complies with sections 19-4.5-104, 19-4.5-105, and 19-4.5-106 is enforceable. If a child was conceived by assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement that does not comply with sections 19-4.5-104, 19-4.5-105, and 19-4.5-106, the court shall determine the rights and duties of the parties to the agreement consistent with the intent of the […]