Parentage under validated gestational agreement.

Utah Code § 81-5-807, under Part 81-5-8: Gestational Agreement.

Utah Code § 81-5-807

81-5-807. Parentage under validated gestational agreement.

(1)(a) 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.

(b) If the intended parents file a notice described in Subsection (1)(a), the tribunal shall issue an order:

(i) confirming that the intended parents are the parents of the child;

(ii) if necessary, ordering that the child be surrendered to the intended parents; and

(iii) directing the Office of Vital Records and Statistics to issue a birth certificate naming the intended parents as parents of the child.

(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.