Terms Used In Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:34.1

  • Biological parents: means a husband and wife, joined by legal marriage recognized as valid in this state, who provide sperm and egg for in vitro fertilization, performed by a licensed physician, when the resulting fetus is carried and delivered by a surrogate birth parent who is related by blood or affinity to either the husband or wife. See Louisiana Revised Statutes 40:32
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.

            A. An original birth certificate shall contain, as a minimum, the items provided in La. Rev. Stat. 40:34.2 through 34.9.

            B. In the case of a child born of a surrogate birth parent as a result of an enforceable gestational carrier contract, as provided in La. Rev. Stat. 9:2720, the biological parents shall be considered the parents of the child.

            Acts 2016, No. 434, §3; Acts 2016, No. 494, §2.