DIVISION 12. PARENT AND CHILD RELATIONSHIP [7500. - 7962.]
Division 12 enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10.
§§ 7500–7962 · 171 sections
PART 1. RIGHTS OF PARENTS §§ 7500–7507 · 8 sections
- § 7500 (a) The mother of an unemancipated minor child, and the father, if presumed to be the father under Section 7611, are equally entitled to the services and…
- § 7501 (a) A parent entitled to the custody of a child has a right to change the residence of the child, subject to the power of the court to restrain a removal that…
- § 7502 The parent, as such, has no control over the property of the child.
- § 7503 The employer of a minor shall pay the earnings of the minor to the minor until the parent or guardian entitled to the earnings gives the employer notice that…
- § 7504 The parent, whether solvent or insolvent, may relinquish to the child the right of controlling the child and receiving the child’s earnings. Abandonment by the…
- § 7505 The authority of a parent ceases on any of the following: (a) The appointment, by a court, of a guardian of the person of the child. (b) The marriage of the…
- § 7506 Where a child, after attaining the age of majority, continues to serve and to be supported by the parent, neither party is entitled to compensation, in the…
- § 7507 The abuse of parental authority is the subject of judicial cognizance in a civil action brought by the child, or by the child’s relative within the third…
PART 2. PRESUMPTION CONCERNING CHILD OF MARRIAGE AND GENETIC TESTING TO DETERMINE PARENTAGE §§ 7540–7581 · 29 sections
CHAPTER 1. Child of Wife Cohabiting With Husband §§ 7540–7541 · 2 sections
- § 7540 (a) Except as provided in Section 7541, the child of spouses who cohabited at the time of conception and birth is conclusively presumed to be a child of the…
- § 7541 (a) If the court finds that the spouse who is a presumed parent under Section 7540 is not a genetic parent of the child pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with…
CHAPTER 2. Genetic Testing to Determine Parentage §§ 7550–7562 · 15 sections
- § 7550 This chapter shall govern both of the following: (a) The genetic testing of a person who either voluntarily submits to genetic testing or is ordered to submit…
- § 7550.5 The following definitions shall apply to this chapter: (a) “Combined relationship index” means the product of all tested relationship indices. (b) “Ethnic or…
- § 7551 (a) Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), in a civil action or proceeding in which parentage is a relevant fact, the court may, upon its own…
- § 7551.5 All hospitals, local child support agencies, welfare offices, and family courts shall facilitate genetic tests for purposes of enforcement of this chapter.…
- § 7552 (a) Genetic testing shall be of a type reasonably relied on by experts in the field of genetic testing and performed in a testing laboratory accredited by…
- § 7552.5 (a) A copy of the results of all genetic testing performed under Section 7551 or 7558 shall be served upon all parties, by any method of service authorized…
- § 7553 (a) The compensation of each expert witness appointed by the court shall be fixed at a reasonable amount. It shall be paid as the court shall order. Except as…
- § 7554 (a) If the woman who gave birth to the child is the only other person who is a parent or has a claim to parentage of the child under this division, the court…
- § 7555 (a) Subject to a challenge under subdivision (b), a person is identified under this part as a genetic parent of a child if genetic testing complies with this…
- § 7556 This part applies to criminal actions subject to the following limitations and provisions: (a) An order for genetic testing shall be made only upon application…
- § 7557 Nothing in this part prevents a party to an action or proceeding from producing other expert evidence on the matter covered by this part; but, where other…
- § 7558 (a) This section applies only to cases where support enforcement services are being provided by the local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400. (b)…
- § 7559 Payment of the cost of initial genetic testing shall be made in advance when agreed to by the parties or ordered by the court pursuant to Section 7640.
- § 7560 The court or local child support agency shall order additional genetic testing upon the request of a person who contests the results of the initial testing…
- § 7562 If a person seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased person.
CHAPTER 3. Establishment of Parentage by Voluntary Declaration §§ 7570–7581 · 12 sections
- § 7570 (a) The Legislature hereby finds and declares as follows: (1) There is a compelling state interest in establishing parentage for all children. Establishing…
- § 7571 (a) On and after January 1, 1995, upon the event of a live birth, prior to an unmarried mother or a mother who gave birth to a child conceived through assisted…
- § 7572 (a) The Department of Child Support Services, in consultation with the State Department of Health Care Services, the California Association of Hospitals and…
- § 7573 (a) The following persons may sign a voluntary declaration of parentage to establish the parentage of the child: (1) An unmarried woman who gave birth to the…
- § 7573.5 (a) A voluntary declaration of parentage is void if, at the time of signing, any of the following are true: (1) A person other than the woman who gave birth to…
- § 7574 (a) The voluntary declaration of parentage shall be executed on a form developed by the Department of Child Support Services in consultation with the State…
- § 7575 (a) Either parent may rescind the voluntary declaration of parentage by filing a rescission form with the Department of Child Support Services within 60 days…
- § 7576 (a) After the period for rescission provided in Section 7575 expires, but not later than two years after the effective date provided in subdivision (c) of…
- § 7577 The following rules apply in an action to challenge a valid voluntary declaration of parentage brought by a person who is not a signatory to the declaration.…
- § 7578 (a) Every signatory to a voluntary declaration of parentage shall be made a party to a proceeding to challenge the declaration. (b) By signing a voluntary…
- § 7580 (a) Notwithstanding subdivision (c) of Section 7573, a voluntary declaration of parentage that is signed by a minor parent does not establish parentage until…
- § 7581 The following provisions shall apply for voluntary declarations signed on or before December 31, 1996. (a) Except as provided in subdivision (d), the child of…
PART 3. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT §§ 7600–7730 · 64 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 7600–7606 · 8 sections
- § 7600 This part may be cited as the Uniform Parentage Act.
- § 7601 (a) “Natural parent” as used in this code means a nonadoptive parent established under this part, whether biologically related to the child or not. (b) “Parent…
- § 7602 The parent and child relationship extends equally to every child and to every parent, regardless of the marital status of the parents.
- § 7603 Section 3140 is applicable to proceedings pursuant to this part.
- § 7604 A court may order pendente lite relief consisting of a custody or visitation order pursuant to Part 2 (commencing with Section 3020) of Division 8, if the…
- § 7604.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, bills for pregnancy, childbirth, and genetic testing shall be admissible as evidence without third-party foundation…
- § 7605 (a) In any proceeding to establish physical or legal custody of a child or a visitation order under this part, and in any proceeding subsequent to entry of a…
- § 7606 As used in this part, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Assisted reproduction” means conception by any means other than sexual intercourse. (b)…
CHAPTER 2. Establishing Parent and Child Relationship §§ 7610–7614 · 7 sections
- § 7610 The parent and child relationship may be established as follows: (a) Between a child and the natural parent, it may be established by proof of having given…
- § 7611 A person is presumed to be the natural parent of a child if the person meets the conditions provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7540) or Chapter 3…
- § 7611.5 Where Section 7611 does not apply, a man shall not be presumed to be the natural father of a child if either of the following is true: (a) The child was…
- § 7612 (a) Except as provided in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 7540) and Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 7570) of Part 2, a presumption under Section 7611 is…
- § 7613 (a) (1) If a woman conceives through assisted reproduction with semen or ova or both donated by a donor who is not the woman’s spouse, with the consent of…
- § 7613.5 (a) An intended parent may, but is not required to, use the forms set forth in this section to demonstrate the intent to be a legal parent of a child conceived…
- § 7614 (a) A promise in writing to furnish support for a child, growing out of a presumed parent or alleged father and child relationship, does not require…
CHAPTER 3. Jurisdiction and Venue § 7620 · 1 section
- § 7620 (a) A person who has sexual intercourse or causes conception with the intent to become a legal parent by assisted reproduction in this state, or who enters…
CHAPTER 4. Determination of Parent and Child Relationship §§ 7630–7650 · 31 sections
ARTICLE 1. Determination of Parent and Child Relationship §§ 7630–7644 · 16 sections
- § 7630 (a) A child, the child’s natural mother, a person presumed to be the child’s parent under subdivision (a), (b), or (c) of Section 7611, a person seeking to be…
- § 7632 Regardless of its terms, an agreement between an alleged father or a presumed parent and the other parent or child does not bar an action under this chapter.
- § 7633 An action under this chapter may be brought, an order or judgment may be entered before the birth of the child, and enforcement of that order or judgment shall…
- § 7634 (a) The local child support agency may, in the local child support agency’s discretion, bring an action under this chapter in any case in which the local child…
- § 7635 (a) The child may, if under the age of 12 years, and shall, if 12 years of age or older, be made a party to the action. If the child is a minor and a party to…
- § 7635.5 In any action brought pursuant to this article, if the alleged father is present in court for the action, the court shall inform the alleged father of the…
- § 7636 The judgment or order of the court determining the existence or nonexistence of the parent and child relationship is determinative for all purposes except for…
- § 7637 The judgment or order may contain any other provision directed against the appropriate party to the proceeding, concerning the duty of support, the custody and…
- § 7638 The procedure in an action under this part to change the name of a minor or adult child for whom a parent and child relationship is established pursuant to…
- § 7639 If the judgment or order of the court is at variance with the child’s birth certificate, the court shall order that a new birth certificate be issued as…
- § 7640 The court may order reasonable fees of counsel, experts, and the child’s guardian ad litem, and other costs of the action and pretrial proceedings, including…
- § 7641 (a) If there is a voluntary declaration of paternity in place, or parentage or a duty of support has been acknowledged or adjudicated under this part or under…
- § 7642 The court has continuing jurisdiction to modify or set aside a judgment or order made under this part. A judgment or order relating to an adoption may only be…
- § 7643 (a) Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, a hearing or trial held under this part may be held in closed court without…
- § 7643.5 (a) Notwithstanding any other law concerning public hearings and records, a hearing or trial held under this part for an action filed on or after January 1,…
- § 7644 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an action for child custody and support and for other relief as provided in Section 7637 may be filed based upon a voluntary…
ARTICLE 1.5. Setting Aside or Vacating Judgment of Parentage §§ 7645–7649.5 · 14 sections
- § 7645 For purposes of this article, the following definitions shall apply: (a) “Child” means the child of a previously established father or mother, as determined by…
- § 7646 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a judgment establishing parentage may be set aside or vacated upon a motion by a previously established parent, the child,…
- § 7647 (a) A court may grant a motion to set aside or vacate a judgment establishing parentage only if all of the following conditions are met: (1) The motion is…
- § 7647.5 A guardian ad litem may be appointed for the child to represent the best interests of the child in an action brought pursuant to this article.
- § 7647.7 Any genetic testing used to support the motion to set aside or vacate shall be conducted in accordance with Section 7552. The court shall, at the request of…
- § 7648 The court may deny the motion to set aside or vacate a judgment establishing parentage if it determines that denial of the motion is in the best interest of…
- § 7648.1 If the court denies a motion pursuant to Section 7648, the court shall state on the record the basis for the denial of that motion and any supporting facts.
- § 7648.2 (a) This section applies only to cases where support enforcement services are being provided by a local child support agency pursuant to Section 17400. (b)…
- § 7648.3 A court may not issue an order setting aside or vacating a judgment establishing paternity pursuant to this article under any of the following circumstances:…
- § 7648.4 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the court grants a motion to set aside or vacate a paternity judgment pursuant to this article, the court shall…
- § 7648.8 This article does not establish a basis for termination of any adoption, and does not affect any obligation of an adoptive parent to an adoptive child.
- § 7648.9 This article does not establish a basis for setting aside or vacating a judgment establishing paternity with regard to a child conceived by assisted…
- § 7649 This article does not limit the rights and remedies available under any other law with regard to setting aside or vacating a judgment of parentage.
- § 7649.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of this article, a distribution from the estate of a decedent or payment made by a trustee, insurance company, pension…
ARTICLE 2. Determination of Mother and Child Relationship § 7650 · 1 section
- § 7650 (a) Any interested person may bring an action to determine the existence or nonexistence of a mother and child relationship. Insofar as practicable, the…
CHAPTER 5. Termination of Parental Rights in Adoption Proceedings §§ 7660–7671 · 13 sections
- § 7660 If a mother relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the adoption of a child who has a presumed parent under Section 7611,…
- § 7660.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a presumed father may waive the right to notice of any adoption proceeding by executing a form developed by the…
- § 7661 If the other parent relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the adoption of a child, the mother shall be given notice of…
- § 7662 (a) If a mother relinquishes for or consents to, or proposes to relinquish for or consent to, the adoption of a child, or if a child otherwise becomes the…
- § 7663 (a) In an effort to identify all alleged fathers and presumed parents, the court shall cause inquiry to be made of the mother and any other appropriate person…
- § 7664 (a) If, after the inquiry, the biological father is identified to the satisfaction of the court, or if more than one man is identified as a possible biological…
- § 7665 If, after the inquiry, the court is unable to identify the biological father or any possible biological father and no person has appeared claiming to be the…
- § 7666 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), notice of the proceeding shall be given to every person identified as the biological father or a possible biological…
- § 7667 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, an action to terminate the parental rights of an alleged father of a child as specified in this part shall be set for…
- § 7668 (a) The court may continue the proceedings for not more than 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel and to enable counsel to prepare for the case adequately…
- § 7669 (a) An order requiring or dispensing with an alleged father’s consent for the adoption of a child may be appealed from in the same manner as an order of the…
- § 7670 There shall be no filing fee charged for a petition filed pursuant to Section 7662.
- § 7671 A single petition may be filed pursuant to Section 7662 to terminate the parental rights of the alleged father or fathers of two or more biological siblings or…
CHAPTER 6. Protective and Restraining Orders §§ 7700–7730 · 4 sections
ARTICLE 1. Orders in Summons § 7700 · 1 section
- § 7700 In addition to the contents required by Section 412.20 of the Code of Civil Procedure, in a proceeding under this part the summons shall contain a temporary…
ARTICLE 2. Ex Parte Orders § 7710 · 1 section
- § 7710 During the pendency of a proceeding under this part, on application of a party in the manner provided by Part 4 (commencing with Section 240) of Division 2,…
ARTICLE 3. Orders After Notice and Hearing § 7720 · 1 section
- § 7720 (a) After notice and a hearing, the court may issue a protective order as defined in Section 6218 and any other restraining order as provided in Article 2…
ARTICLE 4. Orders Included in Judgment § 7730 · 1 section
- § 7730 A judgment entered in a proceeding under this part may include a protective order as defined in Section 6218 and any other restraining order as provided in…
PART 4. FREEDOM FROM PARENTAL CUSTODY AND CONTROL §§ 7800–7895 · 44 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 7800–7808 · 9 sections
- § 7800 The purpose of this part is to serve the welfare and best interest of a child by providing the stability and security of an adoptive home when those conditions…
- § 7801 This part shall be liberally construed to serve and protect the interests and welfare of the child.
- § 7802 A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a minor child declared free from the custody and control of either or both parents.
- § 7803 A declaration of freedom from parental custody and control pursuant to this part terminates all parental rights and responsibilities with regard to the child.
- § 7804 In a proceeding under this part, the court may appoint a suitable party to act in behalf of the child and may order such further notice of the proceedings to…
- § 7805 (a) A petition filed in a proceeding under this part, or a report of the probation officer or county department designated by the board of supervisors to…
- § 7806 There shall be no filing fee charged for a proceeding brought under this part.
- § 7807 (a) Sections 3020, 3022, 3040 to 3043, inclusive, and 3409 do not apply in a proceeding under this part. (b) Except as provided in this subdivision and…
- § 7808 This part does not apply to a minor adjudged a dependent child of the juvenile court pursuant to subdivision (c) of Section 360 of the Welfare and Institutions…
CHAPTER 2. Circumstances Where Proceeding May Be Brought §§ 7820–7827 · 8 sections
- § 7820 A proceeding may be brought under this part for the purpose of having a child under the age of 18 years declared free from the custody and control of either or…
- § 7821 A finding pursuant to this chapter shall be supported by clear and convincing evidence, except as otherwise provided.
- § 7822 (a) A proceeding under this part may be brought if any of the following occur: (1) The child has been left without provision for the child’s identification by…
- § 7823 (a) A proceeding under this part may be brought if all of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The child has been neglected or cruelly treated by…
- § 7824 (a) “Disability” as used in this section means any physical or mental incapacity which renders the parent or parents unable to care for and control the child…
- § 7825 (a) A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requirements are satisfied: (1) The child is one whose parent or parents are…
- § 7826 A proceeding under this part may be brought where both of the following requirements are satisfied: (a) The child is one whose parent or parents have been…
- § 7827 (a) “Mentally disabled” as used in this section means that a parent or parents suffer a mental incapacity or disorder that renders the parent or parents unable…
CHAPTER 3. Procedure §§ 7840–7895 · 27 sections
ARTICLE 1. Authorized Petitioners §§ 7840–7842 · 3 sections
- § 7840 (a) A petition may be filed under this part for an order or judgment declaring a child free from the custody and control of either or both parents by any of…
- § 7841 (a) An interested person may file a petition under this part for an order or judgment declaring a child free from the custody and control of either or both…
- § 7842 A single petition may be filed under this part to free a child, or more than one child if the children are biological siblings, from the custody and control of…
ARTICLE 2. Venue § 7845 · 1 section
- § 7845 The petition shall be filed in any of the following: (a) The county in which a minor described in Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 7820) resides or is found.…
ARTICLE 3. Investigation and Report §§ 7850–7852 · 4 sections
- § 7850 Upon the filing of a petition under Section 7841, the clerk of the court shall, in accordance with the direction of the court, immediately notify the juvenile…
- § 7851 (a) The juvenile probation officer, qualified court investigator, licensed clinical social worker, licensed marriage and family therapist, licensed…
- § 7851.5 The petitioner shall be liable for all reasonable costs incurred in connection with the termination of parental rights, including, but not limited to, costs…
- § 7852 “Qualified court investigator,” as used in this article, has the meaning provided by Section 8543.
ARTICLE 4. Appointment of Counsel §§ 7860–7864 · 5 sections
- § 7860 At the beginning of the proceeding on a petition filed pursuant to this part, counsel shall be appointed as provided in this article. The public defender or…
- § 7861 The court shall consider whether the interests of the child require the appointment of counsel. If the court finds that the interests of the child require…
- § 7862 If a parent appears without counsel and is unable to afford counsel, the court shall appoint counsel for the parent, unless that representation is knowingly…
- § 7863 Private counsel appointed under this article shall receive a reasonable sum for compensation and expenses, the amount of which shall be determined by the…
- § 7864 The court may continue the proceeding for not to exceed 30 days as necessary to appoint counsel and to enable counsel to become acquainted with the case.
ARTICLE 5. Time for Hearing; Continuance §§ 7870–7871 · 2 sections
- § 7870 (a) It is the public policy of this state that judicial proceedings to declare a child free from parental custody and control shall be fully determined as…
- § 7871 (a) A continuance may be granted only upon a showing of good cause. Neither a stipulation between counsel nor the convenience of the parties is in and of…
ARTICLE 6. Notice of Proceeding and Attendance at Hearing §§ 7880–7884 · 5 sections
- § 7880 (a) Upon the filing of the petition, a citation shall issue requiring any person having the custody or control of the child, or the person with whom the child…
- § 7881 (a) Notice of the proceeding shall be given by service of a citation on the father or mother of the child, if the place of residence of the father or mother is…
- § 7882 (a) If the parent of the child or a person alleged to be or claiming to be the parent cannot, with reasonable diligence, be served as provided for in Section…
- § 7883 If a person personally served with a citation within this state as provided in Section 7880 fails without reasonable cause to appear and abide by the order of…
- § 7884 (a) Unless requested by the child concerning whom the petition has been filed and any parent or guardian present, the public shall not be admitted to a…
ARTICLE 7. Hearing and Subsequent Proceedings §§ 7890–7895 · 7 sections
- § 7890 In a proceeding under this part, the court shall consider the wishes of the child, bearing in mind the age of the child, and shall act in the best interest of…
- § 7891 (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, if the child who is the subject of the petition is 10 years of age or older, the child shall be heard by the…
- § 7892 (a) The testimony of the child may be taken in chambers and outside the presence of the child’s parent or parents if the child’s parent or parents are…
- § 7892.5 The court shall not declare an Indian child free from the custody or control of a parent, unless both of the following apply: (a) The court finds, supported by…
- § 7893 (a) If the court, by order or judgment, declares a child free from the custody and control of both parents under this part, or one parent if the other no…
- § 7894 (a) An order and judgment of the court declaring a child free from the custody and control of a parent or parents under this part is conclusive and binding…
- § 7895 (a) Upon appeal from a judgment freeing a child who is a dependent child of the juvenile court from parental custody and control, the appellate court shall…
PART 5. INTERSTATE COMPACT ON PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN §§ 7900–7913 · 20 sections
- § 7900 The Interstate Compact on Placement of Children as set forth in Section 7901 is hereby adopted and entered into with all other jurisdictions joining therein.
- § 7901 The provisions of the interstate compact referred to in Section 7900 are as follows: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN Article 1.Purpose and…
- § 7901.1 (a) Within 60 days of receipt of a request from another state to conduct a study of a home environment for purposes of assessing the safety and suitability of…
- § 7902 Financial responsibility for a child placed pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall be determined in accordance with Article 5 of…
- § 7903 The phrase “appropriate public authorities” as used in Article 3 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means, with reference to this state,…
- § 7904 The phrase “appropriate authority in receiving state” as used in paragraph (a) of Article 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children, with…
- § 7905 The officers and agencies of this state and its subdivisions having authority to place children are hereby empowered to enter into agreements with appropriate…
- § 7906 Any requirements for visitation, inspection, or supervision of children, homes, institutions, or other agencies in another party state which may apply under…
- § 7906.5 (a) Within 60 days after an officer or agency of this state, or its political subdivision, receives a request from another state to conduct a study of a home…
- § 7907 No provision of law restricting out-of-state placement of children for adoption shall apply to placements made pursuant to the Interstate Compact on the…
- § 7907.3 The Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children shall not apply to any placement, sending, or bringing of an Indian child into another state pursuant to a…
- § 7907.5 (a) A child who is born in this state and placed for adoption in this state with a resident of this state is not subject to the provisions of the Interstate…
- § 7908 A court having jurisdiction to place children adjudged wards of the court may place a ward in an out-of-state facility, as defined in subdivision (b) of…
- § 7908.5 For the purposes of an interstate adoption placement, the term “jurisdiction” as used in Article 5 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means…
- § 7909 “Executive head” as used in Article 7 of the Interstate Compact on the Placement of Children means the Governor. The Governor shall appoint a compact…
- § 7910 (a) Approval of an interstate placement of a child for adoption shall not be granted by the Compact Administrator if the placement is in violation of either…
- § 7911 (a) The Legislature finds and declares all of the following: (1) The health and safety of California children placed by a county child welfare agency or…
- § 7911.1 (a) Notwithstanding any other law, the State Department of Social Services or its designee shall investigate any threat to the health and safety of children…
- § 7912 (a) The Legislature finds and declares that the health and safety of children placed in out-of-state residential facilities pursuant to the Interstate Compact…
- § 7913 (a) When a full service licensed private adoption agency has provided adoption-related services to a birth parent or prospective adoptive parent, that agency…
PART 6. FOSTER CARE PLACEMENT CONSIDERATIONS §§ 7950–7952 · 3 sections
- § 7950 (a) With full consideration for the proximity of the natural parents to the placement so as to facilitate visitation and family reunification, when a placement…
- § 7951 This part does not apply in determining the foster care setting in which the child may be placed for a period not intended to exceed 30 days.
- § 7952 A minor 10 years of age or older being considered for placement in a foster home has the right to make a brief statement to the court making a decision on…
PART 7. SURROGACY AND DONOR FACILITATORS, ASSISTED REPRODUCTION AGREEMENTS FOR GESTATIONAL CARRIERS, AND OOCYTE DONATIONS §§ 7960–7962 · 3 sections
- § 7960 For purposes of this part, the following terms have the following meanings: (a) “Assisted reproduction agreement” has the same meaning as defined in…
- § 7961 (a) A nonattorney surrogacy or donor facilitator shall direct the client to deposit all client funds into either of the following: (1) An independent, bonded…
- § 7962 (a) An assisted reproduction agreement for gestational carriers shall contain, but shall not be limited to, all of the following information: (1) The date on…