Bill > H7541

This bill repeals the current state law regarding paternity and replaces it with a uniform parentage act that provides procedures for establishing parentage, genetic testing, surrogacy agreements, and assisted reproduction. The key provisions of the bill include: - Defining various terms related to parentage, including presumed parent, acknowledged parent, adjudicated parent, donor, gestational carrier, and assisted reproduction. - Establishing the scope and application of the act, including that it applies to the adjudication and determination of parentage in Rhode Island. - Outlining the standing and notice requirements for proceedings to adjudicate parentage. - Providing for the establishment of parentage through methods such as giving birth, adoption, acknowledgment, presumption, and assisted reproduction. - Establishing procedures for voluntary acknowledgment and denial of parentage, including time limits and grounds for challenging an acknowledgment. - Detailing the presumption of parentage and the process for challenging a presumed parent. - Providing for the adjudication of de facto parentage. - Setting requirements for genetic testing and the use of genetic testing results in adjudicating parentage. - Addressing parentage in cases of assisted reproduction and gestational carrier agreements. - Establishing provisions related to the collection and disclosure of information about donors. The bill would take effect on January 1, 2021.

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