Minnesota § 257E.27 PARENTAL STATUS OF DECEASED INDIVIDUAL

Minnesota Statutes

§ 257E.27 — PARENTAL STATUS OF DECEASED INDIVIDUAL

Minnesota § 257E.27

PartPUBLIC WELFARE AND RELATED ACTIVITIES

Ch. 257EASSISTED REPRODUCTION

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Minn. Stat. § 257E.27 (2026).

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(a)If an individual 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 individual's death does not preclude the establishment of the individual's parentage of the child if the individual otherwise would be a parent of the child under this chapter.

(b)If an individual who consented in a record to assisted reproduction by an individual who agreed to give birth to a child dies before a transfer of gametes or embryos, the deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the assisted reproduction only if:

(1)either:

(i)the individual consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of the individual, the individual would be a parent

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(a) If an individual 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 individual's death does not preclude the establishment of the individual's parentage of the child if the individual otherwise would be a parent of the child under this chapter.
(b) If an individual who consented in a record to assisted reproduction by an individual who agreed to give birth to a child dies before a transfer of gametes or embryos, the deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the assisted reproduction only if:
(1) either:
(i) the individual consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of the individual, the individual would be a parent of the child; or
(ii) the individual's intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction after the individual's death is established by clear and convincing evidence; and
(2) either:
(i) the embryo is in utero not later than 36 months after the individual's death; or
(ii) the child is born not later than 45 months after the individual's death.