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Upon birth of a child to a gestational mother, the intended parents shall file notice with the tribunal that a child has been born to the gestational mother within 300 days after assisted reproduction. Thereupon, the tribunal shall issue an order:
Terms Used In Utah Code 78B-15-807- Assisted reproduction: means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Child: means an individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this chapter. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Genetic testing: means an analysis of genetic markers to exclude or identify a man as the father or a woman as the mother of a child. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Gestational mother: means an adult woman who gives birth to a child under a gestational agreement. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
- Tribunal: means a court of law, administrative agency, or quasi-judicial entity authorized to establish, enforce, or modify support orders or to determine parentage. See Utah Code 78B-15-102
| (a) |
confirming that the intended parents are the parents of the child; |
| (b) |
if necessary, ordering that the child be surrendered to the intended parents; and |
| (c) |
directing the Office of Vital Records to issue a birth certificate naming the intended parents as parents of the child. |
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| (2) |
If the parentage of a child born to the gestational mother is in dispute as not the result of an assisted reproduction, the tribunal shall order genetic testing to determine the parentage of the child. |
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 3, 2008 General Session
