2020 Revised Code of Washington
Title 26 - Domestic Relations
Chapter 26.26A - Uniform Parentage Act.
26.26A.780 Genetic surrogacy agreement—Parentage of deceased intended parent.

RCW 26.26A.780 Genetic surrogacy agreement—Parentage of deceased intended parent.

(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.770 or 26.26A.775, on birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is, by operation of law, a parent of the child, notwithstanding the death of an intended parent during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child.

(2) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.770 or 26.26A.775, an intended parent is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies before the transfer of a gamete or embryo unless:

(a) The agreement provides otherwise; and

(b) The transfer of the gamete or embryo occurs not later than thirty-six months after the death of the intended parent, or birth of the child occurs not later than forty-five months after the death of the intended parent.

[ 2018 c 6 § 717.]

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