Arizona § 25-218 Surrogate parentage contracts; prohibition; custody; definition

Arizona Statutes

§ 25-218 — Surrogate parentage contracts; prohibition; custody; definition

Arizona § 25-218

Title 25Arizona Revised Statutes

Ch. 2HUSBAND AND WIFE, PROPERTY AND CONTRACT RIGHTS

Art. 2Property Rights and Contract Powers

This text of Arizona § 25-218 (Surrogate parentage contracts; prohibition; custody; definition) is published on Counsel Stack Legal Research, covering Arizona primary law. Counsel Stack provides free access to over 12 million legal documents including statutes, case law, regulations, and constitutions.

Bluebook

Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-218 (2026).

Text

A.No person may enter into, induce, arrange, procure or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract.

B.A surrogate is the legal mother of a child born as a result of a surrogate parentage contract and is entitled to custody of that child.

C.If the mother of a child born as a result of a surrogate contract is married, her husband is presumed to be the legal father of the child. This presumption is rebuttable.

D.For the purposes of this section, "surrogate parentage contract" means a contract, agreement or arrangement in which a woman agrees to the implantation of an embryo not related to that woman or agrees to conceive a child through natural or artificial insemination and to voluntarily relinquish her parental rights to the child.

Free access — add to your briefcase to read the full text and ask questions with AI

A. No person may enter into, induce, arrange, procure or otherwise assist in the formation of a surrogate parentage contract.

B. A surrogate is the legal mother of a child born as a result of a surrogate parentage contract and is entitled to custody of that child.

C. If the mother of a child born as a result of a surrogate contract is married, her husband is presumed to be the legal father of the child. This presumption is rebuttable.

D. For the purposes of this section, "surrogate parentage contract" means a contract, agreement or arrangement in which a woman agrees to the implantation of an embryo not related to that woman or agrees to conceive a child through natural or artificial insemination and to voluntarily relinquish her parental rights to the child.