Texas Family Code

§ 160.756 — HEARING TO VALIDATE GESTATIONAL AGREEMENT

FA § 160.756Title 5. THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP AND THE SUIT AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Part B. SUITS AFFECTING THE PARENT-CHILD RELATIONSHIP · Ch. 160. UNIFORM PARENTAGE ACT · Art. I. GESTATIONAL AGREEMENTS

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(a)A gestational agreement must be validated as provided by this section.

(b)The court may validate a gestational agreement as provided by Subsection (c) only if the court finds that:

(1)the parties have submitted to the jurisdiction of the court under the jurisdictional standards of this chapter;

(2)the medical evidence provided shows that the intended mother is unable to carry a pregnancy to term and give birth to the child or is unable to carry the pregnancy to term and give birth to the child without unreasonable risk to her physical or mental health or to the health of the unborn child;

(3)unless waived by the court, an agency or other person has conducted a home study of the intended parents and has determined that the intended parents meet the standards of fitness applicable to adoptive parents;

(4)each party to the agreement has voluntarily entered into and understands the terms of the agreement;

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 457, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.