Title 31, Family

[§584A-510] Birth records. (a) Upon order of a court of this State or upon request or order of a court of another state, or following acknowledgment as provided in section 584A-401, the department of health shall prepare a new birth certificate consistent with the findings of the…

[§584A-511] Parentage judgment, acknowledgment, support order; social security number. The social security number of any individual who is subject to a parentage judgment or acknowledgment, or a support order issued under this chapter, shall be placed in the records relating to t…

[§584A-512] Filing of acknowledgments and adjudications with department of health. All voluntary acknowledgments and adjudications of parentage by judicial process shall be filed with the department of health for comparison with information in the state case registry established …

PART VI. SPECIAL RULES FOR PROCEEDINGS [§584A-601] Adjudicating parentage of child with alleged genetic parent. (a) A proceeding to determine whether an alleged genetic parent who is not a presumed parent is a parent of a child may be commenced: (1) Before the child becomes an ad…

[§584A-602] Adjudicating parentage of child with presumed parent. (a) A proceeding to determine whether a presumed parent is a parent of a child may be commenced: (1) Before the child becomes an adult; or (2) After the child becomes an adult, but only if the child initiates the p…

[§584A-603] Adjudicating claim of functional parentage of a child. (a) A proceeding to establish parentage of a child under this section may be commenced only by an individual who: (1) Is alive when the proceeding is commenced; and (2) Claims to be a functional parent of the chil…

[§584A-604] Adjudicating parentage of child with acknowledged parent. (a) If a child has an acknowledged parent, a proceeding to challenge the acknowledgment of parentage, brought by a signatory to the acknowledgment, shall be governed by section 584A-403(g). (b) If a child has a…

[§584A-605] Adjudicating parentage of child with adjudicated parent. (a) If a child has an adjudicated parent, a proceeding to challenge the adjudication, brought by an individual who was a party to the adjudication or received notice under section 584A-201, shall be governed by …

[§584A-606] Adjudicating parentage of a child of assisted reproduction. (a) An individual who is a parent under part VIII or the individual who gave birth to the child may bring a proceeding to adjudicate parentage. If the court determines the individual is a parent under part VI…

[§584A-607] Adjudicating competing claims of parentage. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, in a proceeding to adjudicate competing claims of, or challenges under section 584A-601, 584A-602, 584A-603, 584A-604, 584A-605, or 584A-606 to, parentage of a child by two or more in…

[§584A-608] Denial of parentage. An alleged genetic parent or presumed parent may sign a denial of parentage in a record filed with the court. The denial of parentage shall be valid only if: (1) Another individual other than the individual who gave birth to the child agrees to ha…

PART VII. GENETIC TESTING [§584A-701] Scope of part; limitation on use of genetic testing. (a) This part shall govern genetic testing of an individual in a proceeding to adjudicate parentage, whether the individual: (1) Voluntarily submits to testing; or (2) Is tested under an or…

[§584A-702] Authority to order or deny genetic testing. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this part or part V, in a proceeding under this chapter to determine parentage, the court shall order the child and any other individual to submit to genetic testing if a request for testi…

[§584A-703] Requirements for genetic testing. (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: (1) The AABB, formerly known as the American Association of Blood Banks, or a …

[§584A-704] Report of genetic testing. (a) In any hearing or trial brought under this chapter, a report of the facts and results of genetic tests ordered by the court under this chapter shall be admissible in evidence by affidavit of the person whose name is signed to the report,…

[§584A-705] Report of genetic testing. (a) Subject to a challenge under subsection (b), an individual is identified under this chapter as a genetic parent of a child if genetic testing complies with this part and the results of the testing disclose: (1) The individual has at leas…

[§584A-706] Genetic testing when specimen not available. (a) Subject to subsection (b), if a genetic-testing specimen is not available from an alleged genetic parent of a child, an individual seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, and the court finds that the circumstan…

[§584A-707] Deceased individual. If an individual seeking genetic testing demonstrates good cause, the court may order genetic testing of a deceased individual. [L 2025, c 298, pt of §2]

PART VIII. ASSISTED REPRODUCTION [§584A-801] Scope of part. This part shall not apply to the birth of a child conceived by sexual intercourse or assisted reproduction under a surrogacy agreement under part IX. [L 2025, c 298, pt of §2]

[§584A-802] Parental status of donor. A donor is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction. [L 2025, c 298, pt of §2]

[§584A-803] Parentage of child of assisted reproduction. An individual who consents under section 584A-804 to assisted reproduction by another individual with the intent to be a parent of a child conceived by the assisted reproduction is a parent of the child. [L 2025, c 298, pt …

[§584A-804] Consent to assisted reproduction. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), the consent described in section 584A-803 shall be in a record signed by an individual giving birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction and the other individual who intends…

[§584A-805] Limitation on spouse's dispute of parentage. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b), an individual who, at the time of the child's birth, is the spouse of an individual who gave birth to the child by assisted reproduction may not challenge the individual's…

[§584A-806] Effect of certain legal proceedings regarding marriage. If a marriage of an individual who gives birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction is terminated through divorce or dissolution, subject to legal separation or separate maintenance, declared invalid, or…

[§584A-807] Withdrawal of consent. (a) An individual who consents under section 584A-804 to assisted reproduction may withdraw consent any time before a transfer by giving notice in a record of the withdrawal of consent to the individual who agreed to give birth to a child concei…

[§584A-808] Parental status of deceased individual. (a) If an individual who intends to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child, the individual's death shall not preclud…

PART IX. SURROGACY AGREEMENT A. General Provisions [§584A-901] Definitions. As used in this part: "Genetic surrogate" means an individual who is capable of carrying a pregnancy to term and giving birth to a child, who is not an intended parent and who agrees to become pregnant th…

[§584A-902] Eligibility to enter gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement. (a) To execute a surrogacy agreement to act as a gestational surrogate or genetic surrogate, an individual who is capable of carrying a pregnancy to term and giving birth to a child shall: (1) Have attai…

[§584A-903] Requirements of gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement; process. (a) A surrogacy agreement shall be executed in compliance with the following rules: (1) At least one party shall be a resident of the State or, if no party is a resident of the State, at least one me…

[§584A-904] Requirements of gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement; content. (a) A surrogacy agreement shall comply with the following requirements: (1) A surrogate shall agree to attempt to become pregnant by means of assisted reproduction; (2) Except as otherwise provided i…

[§584A-905] Surrogacy agreement; effect of subsequent change of marital status. (a) Unless a surrogacy agreement expressly provides otherwise: (1) The marriage of a surrogate after the surrogacy agreement is signed by all parties shall not affect the validity of the surrogacy agr…

[§584A-906] Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction. During the period after the execution of a surrogacy agreement until ninety days after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under the surrogacy agreement, a court of the State conducting a proceeding under this ch…

B. Special Rules of Gestational Surrogacy Agreement [§584A-907] Termination of gestational surrogacy agreement. (a) A party to a gestational surrogacy agreement may terminate the surrogacy agreement, at any time before an embryo transfer, by giving notice of termination in a reco…

[§584A-908] Parentage under gestational surrogacy agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (c), section 584A-909(b), or section 584A-911, upon birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a gestational surrogacy agreement, each intended parent shall …

[§584A-909] Gestational surrogacy agreement; parentage of deceased intended parent. (a) Section 584A-908 shall apply to an intended parent even if the intended parent dies during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child. (b) Except as other…

[§584A-910] Gestational surrogacy agreement; order of parentage. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 584A-908(c) or 584A-911, before, on, or after the birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a gestational surrogacy agreement, a party to the agreement may…

[§584A-911] Effect of gestational surrogacy agreement. (a) A gestational surrogacy agreement that complies with sections 584A-902, 584A-903, and 584A-904 shall be enforceable. (b) If a child was conceived by assisted reproduction under a gestational surrogacy agreement that does …

C. Special Rules for Genetic Surrogacy Agreement [§584A-912] Requirements to validate a genetic surrogacy agreement. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 584A-915, to be enforceable, a genetic surrogacy agreement shall be validated by the family court. A proceeding to vali…

[§584A-913] Termination of genetic surrogacy agreement. (a) A party to a genetic surrogacy agreement may terminate the surrogacy agreement as follows: (1) An intended parent who is a party to the surrogacy agreement may terminate the surrogacy agreement at any time before a gamet…

[§584A-914] Parentage under validated genetic surrogacy agreement. (a) Unless a genetic surrogate exercises the right under section 584A-913 to terminate a genetic surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a surrogac…

[§584A-915] Effect of non-validated genetic surrogacy agreement. (a) A genetic surrogacy agreement, whether or not in a record, that is not validated under section 584A-912 shall be enforceable only to the extent provided in this section and section 584A-917. (b) If all parties a…

[§584A-916] Genetic surrogacy agreement; parentage of deceased intended parent. (a) Except as otherwise provided in section 584A-914 or 584A-915, on birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is, by operation of l…

[§584A-917] Breach of genetic surrogacy agreement. (a) Subject to section 584A-913(b), if a genetic surrogacy agreement is breached by a genetic surrogate or one or more intended parents, the non-breaching party shall be entitled to the remedies available at law or in equity. (b)…

[PART I. GENERAL PROVISIONS] §586-1 Definitions. As used in this chapter: "Coercive control" means a pattern of threatening, humiliating, or intimidating actions, which may include assaults, or other abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten an individual. "Coercive control…

§586-10 Copy to law enforcement agency. (a) Any order for protection granted pursuant to this chapter shall be transmitted by the clerk of the court within twenty-four hours to the appropriate county police department. (b) Each county police department shall make available to oth…

§586-10.5 Reports by the department of human services; court responsibilities. In cases where there are allegations of child abuse or neglect, as defined in section 350-1, involving a family or household member who is a minor or an incapacitated person as defined in section 560:5…