Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-530

Current with legislation from the 2024 Regular and Special Sessions.
Section 46b-530 - Death of intended parent
(a) The provisions of section 68 of this act shall apply to an intended parent even if the intended parent died during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the resulting child.
(b) Except as provided in section 71 of this act, an intended parent is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a gestational surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies before the transfer of a gamete or embryo unless:
(1) The person executed a written document, which may include the surrogacy agreement, that:
(A) Specifically set forth that the person's gametes may be used for posthumous conception of a child,
(B) specifically provided the other intended parent with authority to exercise custody, control and use of the gametes in the event of the person's death, and
(C) was signed and dated by the person and the other intended parent; and
(2) The embryo is in utero not later than one year after the date of the person's death.

Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46b-530

Added by P.A. 21-0015, S. 69 of the Connecticut Acts of the 2021 Regular Session, eff. 1/1/2022.