The Vermont Statutes Online
The Statutes below include the actions of the 2024 session of the General Assembly.
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Title 15C : Parentage Proceedings
Chapter 007 : Parentage by Assisted Reproduction
(Cite as: 15C V.S.A. § 706)-
§ 706. Effect of dissolution of marriage or withdrawal of consent
(a)(1) If a marriage is dissolved before transfer or implantation of gametes or embryos, the former spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the former spouse consented in a signed record with notice to the other spouse and the person giving birth that, if assisted reproduction were to occur after a divorce, the former spouse would be a parent of the child.
(2) A person who has petitioned for divorce, or a person who has been served with a complaint for divorce, may proceed with assisted reproduction pursuant to this subsection, provided at least 60 days have elapsed since service of the complaint. In such case, the spouse shall not be a parent of any child born as a result of the assisted reproduction unless both parties consent in writing to be parents of that child after commencement of the divorce action. A married person proceeding with assisted reproduction pursuant to this section shall not utilize gametes of the person’s spouse unless the spouse consents in writing to the use of the spouse’s gametes for assisted reproduction by the married person after filing of the divorce petition.
(b) Consent of a person to assisted reproduction pursuant to section 704 of this title may be withdrawn by that person in a signed record with notice to the person giving birth and any other intended parent before transfer or implantation of gametes or embryos. A person who withdraws consent under this subsection is not a parent of the resulting child. (Added 2017, No. 162 (Adj. Sess.), § 1; amended 2023, No. 175 (Adj. Sess.), § 9, eff. July 1, 2024.)
