Section 26-17-701 – Scope of Article.

Section 26-17-701 Scope of article. This article does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

Section 26-17-702 – Parental Status of Donor.

Section 26-17-702 Parental status of donor. A donor who donates to a licensed physician for use by a married woman is not a parent of a child conceived by means of assisted reproduction. A married couple who, under the supervision of a licensed physician, engage in assisted reproduction through use of donated eggs, sperm, or […]

Section 26-17-703 – Husband’s Paternity of Child of Assisted Reproduction.

Section 26-17-703 Husband’s paternity of child of assisted reproduction. If a husband provides sperm for, or consents to, assisted reproduction by his wife as provided in Section 26-17-704, he is the father of a resulting child. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

Section 26-17-704 – Consent to Assisted Reproduction.

Section 26-17-704 Consent to assisted reproduction. (a) Consent by a married woman to assisted reproduction for herself must be in a record signed by the woman and her husband and maintained by the assisting licensed physician. Consent by the husband of a married woman is not required for the donation of eggs by a married […]

Section 26-17-705 – Limitation on Husband’s Dispute of Paternity.

Section 26-17-705 Limitation on husband’s dispute of paternity. The husband of a wife who gives birth to a child by means of assisted reproduction may challenge his paternity of the child in the same manner as a presumed father under Section 26-17-607. (Act 2008-376, p. 666, §2.)

Section 26-17-706 – Effect of Dissolution of Marriage.

Section 26-17-706 Effect of dissolution of marriage. (a) If a marriage is dissolved before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, that if assisted reproduction were to occur after a […]

Section 26-17-707 – Parental Status of Deceased Spouse.

Section 26-17-707 Parental status of deceased spouse. If a spouse dies before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, that if assisted reproduction were to occur after death, the deceased […]