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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A. The intended parent or parents shall consent to the assisted reproduction in a record signed by them before the placement of the eggs, sperm or embryos. Donors shall also consent to an assisted reproduction before retrieval of the donors' eggs or sperm.
B. Failure of a parent to sign a consent required by Subsection A of this section does not preclude a finding of parentage if the parent, during the first two years of the child's life, resided in the same household with the child and openly held out the child as the parent's own.
C. All papers relating to the assisted reproduction, whether part of a court, medical or any other file, are subject to inspection only upon an order of the district court or with the consent, in a signed record, of:
(1) the donor or donors; and
(2) the parent or parents who consented to the assisted reproduction pursuant to Subsection A of this section or a child who was born as a result of the assisted reproduction pursuant to Subsection A of this section if the child is eighteen years of age or older.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - New Mexico Statutes Chapter 40. Domestic Affairs § 40-11A-704. Consent to assisted reproduction - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/nm/chapter-40-domestic-affairs/nm-st-sect-40-11a-704/
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