Connecticut § 46b-522 Eligibility to enter into gestational or genetic agreement.

Connecticut Statutes

§ 46b-522 — Eligibility to enter into gestational or genetic agreement.

Connecticut § 46b-522

Title 46bFamily Law

Ch. 818Connecticut Parentage Act and Parentage-Related Provisions

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Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-522 (2026).

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(a)To execute an agreement to act as a gestational or genetic surrogate, a person shall:

(1)Have attained twenty-one years of age;

(2)Have previously given birth to at least one child;

(3)Complete a medical evaluation related to the surrogacy arrangement by a licensed physician;

(4)Complete a mental health evaluation by a licensed mental health professional;

(5)Have independent legal representation of the surrogate's choice throughout the surrogacy agreement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the potential legal consequences of the agreement; and (6) Have or obtain a health insurance policy or other coverage for major medical treatment and hospitalization and such policy or other coverage shall be for a term that extends throughout the duration of the expected pregnan

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(a) To execute an agreement to act as a gestational or genetic surrogate, a person shall: (1) Have attained twenty-one years of age; (2) Have previously given birth to at least one child; (3) Complete a medical evaluation related to the surrogacy arrangement by a licensed physician; (4) Complete a mental health evaluation by a licensed mental health professional; (5) Have independent legal representation of the surrogate's choice throughout the surrogacy agreement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the potential legal consequences of the agreement; and (6) Have or obtain a health insurance policy or other coverage for major medical treatment and hospitalization and such policy or other coverage shall be for a term that extends throughout the duration of the expected pregnancy and for eight weeks after the birth of the resulting child. (b) To execute a surrogacy agreement, each intended parent, whether or not genetically related to the child, shall: (1) Have attained twenty-one years of age; (2) Complete a mental health evaluation by a licensed mental health professional; and (3) Have independent legal representation of the intended parent's choice throughout the surrogacy agreement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the potential legal consequences of the agreement.