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19-A §1921. Scope of subchapter

§1921. Scope of subchapter This subchapter does not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means other than assisted reproduction.   [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, […]

19-A §1922. Parental status of donor

§1922. Parental status of donor 1.  Donor not a parent.  A donor is not a parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction.   [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).] 2.  Exceptions.  Notwithstanding subsection 1:   A. A person who provides a gamete or gametes […]

19-A §1923. Parentage of child of assisted reproduction

§1923. Parentage of child of assisted reproduction A person who provides gametes for and consents to or a person who consents to assisted reproduction by a woman as provided in section 1924 with the intent to be the parent of a resulting child is a parent of the resulting child.   [PL 2015, c. 296, […]

19-A §1924. Consent to assisted reproduction

§1924. Consent to assisted reproduction 1.  Written consent.  Consent by a person who intends to be a parent of a child born through assisted reproduction must be set forth in a signed record that is executed by each intended parent and provides that the signatories consent to use of assisted reproduction to conceive a child […]

19-A §1925. Challenge by spouse to consent

§1925. Challenge by spouse to consent 1.  Challenge by spouse to consent.  The spouse of a person who gives birth to a child through assisted reproduction may challenge the spouse’s own parentage of the child only if:   A. The spouse did not provide gametes or embryos for the assisted reproduction;   [PL 2015, c. […]

19-A §1926. Effect of dissolution of marriage or withdrawal of consent

§1926. Effect of dissolution of marriage or withdrawal of consent 1.  Dissolution of marriage prior to transfer or implantation.  If a marriage is dissolved before transfer or implantation of gametes or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a signed record with notice to […]

19-A §1927. Parent status of deceased person

§1927. Parent status of deceased person If a person who consented in a signed record under section 1924 to be a parent by assisted reproduction dies before transfer or implantation of gametes or embryos, the deceased person is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased person consented in a signed record that, […]

19-A §1928. Birth orders

§1928. Birth orders 1.  Proceeding for birth order.  Before or after the birth of the resulting child, a party consenting to assisted reproduction, a person who has a written agreement to be a parent pursuant to section 1922, subsection 2, paragraph B, the intended parent or parents or the person giving birth may commence a […]

19-A §1929. Laboratory error

§1929. Laboratory error If due to a laboratory error the resulting child is not genetically related to either of the intended parents, the intended parents are the parents of the child unless otherwise determined by the court.   [PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).] SECTION […]