Bill > S947

This bill aims to ensure legal parentage equality. Key provisions: - Replaces the term "children born out of wedlock" with "nonmarital children and parentage of children" to reflect inclusive language. - Establishes that every child has the same rights and protections regardless of the marital status, gender, gender identity, or sexual orientation of the parent(s) or the circumstances of the child's birth. - Expands the ways a parent-child relationship can be established, including through presumption, adjudication, adoption, acknowledgment, de facto parentage, assisted reproduction, and surrogacy. - Allows voluntary acknowledgments of parentage by the person who gave birth and a presumed or intended parent. - Outlines detailed procedures and requirements for establishing parentage through assisted reproduction and surrogacy agreements. - Provides for the court to issue judgments of parentage, including designating birth certificate information, to protect the privacy of the child and parties. Overall, the bill aims to ensure all children and parents have equal legal rights and recognition, regardless of the family structure.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/193/S947