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This bill updates Hawaii's laws relating to parentage by repealing the existing Uniform Parentage Act of 1973 and adopting portions of the Uniform Parentage Act of 2017. The bill creates a comprehensive new legal framework for establishing parent-child relationships that reflects modern family structures and reproductive technologies. Key provisions include establishing new definitions for different types of parentage (such as genetic, functional, and intended parents), creating processes for voluntary and judicial establishment of parentage, and providing detailed guidelines for parentage in cases of assisted reproduction and surrogacy. The bill ensures equal treatment of children born to same-gender couples, adds a new legal status of "functional parent," and includes provisions that account for developments in assisted reproductive technologies and surrogacy. The legislation aims to update existing parentage laws to be more inclusive, recognizing diverse family formations and providing clear legal pathways for establishing parent-child relationships. The bill will take effect on January 1, 2026, and does not affect rights or proceedings that were established before its effective date.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1231&year=2025