Bill > S969

This bill proposes to amend the existing Parental Surrogacy Act in order to update and clarify the legal process for assisted reproduction and gestational carrier arrangements. The key provisions include: 1) Defining important terms such as "Assisted Reproduction," "Child," "Donor," "Gamete," "Gestational Carrier," "Gestational Carrier Agreement," and "Intended Parent." 2) Allowing any party to a gestational carrier agreement to petition the district court for a parentage order that declares the Intended Parent(s) as the sole legal parent(s) of the resulting child, without requiring a hearing unless additional information is needed. 3) Directing the court to issue such parentage orders within 30 days, and to order the birth certificate to name only the Intended Parent(s) as the child's parent(s). 4) Requiring court proceedings and records related to these parentage orders to be closed to the public, with the exception that the child can access the records upon reaching 18 years of age. The overall intent of the bill is to promote family stability and provide a clear legal framework for assisted reproduction and gestational carrier arrangements.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/190/S969