Title 15C, Title 15C: Parentage Proceedings

§ 705. Limitation on spouse’s dispute of parentage (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, a spouse may commence a proceeding to challenge the spouse’s parentage of a child born by assisted reproduction during the marriage within two years after the bi…

§ 706. Effect of dissolution of marriage or withdrawal of consent (a)(1) If a marriage is dissolved before transfer or implantation of gametes or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a signed record with notice to…

§ 707. Parental status of deceased person (a) If a person 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 person’s death does not preclude the establishment …

§ 708. Birth and parentage orders (a) A party consenting to assisted reproduction, a person who is a parent pursuant to sections 702–704 of this title, an intended parent or parents, or the person giving birth may commence a proceeding in the Probate Division of the Superior Cour…

§ 709. Laboratory error If due to a laboratory error the child is not genetically related to either of the intended parents, the intended parents are the parents of the child unless otherwise determined by the court. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1.)