CALIFORNIA FAMILY LAW
...Custody and Visitation
......Paternity/Surrogacy Issues
.........Assisted Reproduction
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Assisted Reproduction Defined.

Jurisdiction over person causing conception with the intent to become a legal parent via assisted reproduction.

Parties who may bring action to declare existence or nonexistence of parent-child relationship.

When action may be brought.

Special rules for assisted reproduction.

Given clear language of FC 7613(b), and finding that insemination occurred artificially, court erred in recognizing donor as C's natural father and concluding mother estopped from relying on FC 7613(b).

Just as H deemed lawful father of unrelated child when W bears by artificial insemination, H & W deemed lawful parents after surrogate bears biologically unrelated child on their behalf.

Father whose sperm used to artificially inseminate mother without physician, properly awarded parental rights.

Issues relating to surrogacy

Custody issues-same sex partners.