N.H. Rev. Stat. § 5-C:29

Current through Chapter 381 of the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 5-C:29 - Surrogate Mother

When it is known that a child has been born to a surrogate mother and it is intended that the child be adopted after birth by the natural father's wife, the preparation of the initial birth record shall be governed by the following:

I. If the surrogate mother is a married woman, a 3-party affidavit of paternity shall be prepared with the natural father shown as the child's father.

II. If the surrogate mother is not married, an affidavit of paternity shall be prepared with the natural father shown as the child's father; and only after an affidavit of paternity has been executed shall the name of the natural father appear on the birth record.

RSA 5-C:29

2005, 268:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2006.