California Court of Appeal

In an appeal from a judgment declaring plaintiff-Father to be the sole legal parent of triplet Children and finding that defendant, the gestational carrier for the children, has no parental rights, alleging an all-out attack on the constitutionality and enforceability of surrogacy agreements in California, the judgment is affirmed where: 1) defendant's arguments are foreclosed by specific legislative provisions and by a prior decision by our Supreme Court; and 2) the legislative requirements for establishing an enforceable surrogacy agreement were met in this case.

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• Published 2017/01/26

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• LUI

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• California Court of Appeal

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