CHAPTER 1. SURROGATE AGREEMENTS
IC 31-20
ARTICLE 20. FAMILY LAW: HUMAN
REPRODUCTION
IC 31-20-1
Chapter 1. Surrogate Agreements
IC 31-20-1-1
Public policy declaration
Sec. 1. The general assembly declares that it is against public
policy to enforce any term of a surrogate agreement that requires a
surrogate to do any of the following:
(1) Provide a gamete to conceive a child.
(2) Become pregnant.
(3) Consent to undergo or undergo an abortion.
(4) Undergo medical or psychological treatment or examination.
(5) Use a substance or engage in activity only in accordance
with the demands of another person.
(6) Waive parental rights or duties to a child.
(7) Terminate care, custody, or control of a child.
(8) Consent to a stepparent adoption under IC 31-19 (or
IC 31-3-1 before its repeal).
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.12.
IC 31-20-1-2
Void agreements
Sec. 2. A surrogate agreement described in section 1 of this
chapter that is formed after March 14, 1988, is void.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.12.
IC 31-20-1-3
Best interests of child; basis for court decisions
Sec. 3. After March 14, 1988, a court may not base a decision
concerning the best interests of a child in any civil action solely on
evidence that a surrogate and any other person:
(1) entered into a surrogate agreement; or
(2) acted in accordance with a surrogate agreement;
unless a party proves that the surrogate agreement was entered into
through duress, fraud, or misrepresentation.
As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.12.