§1936. Termination of gestational carrier agreement
1. Termination of agreement; parties. A party to a gestational carrier agreement may withdraw consent to any medical procedure and may terminate the gestational carrier agreement at any time prior to any embryo transfer or implantation by giving written notice of termination to all other parties.
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
2. Obligations upon termination; no liability to gestational carrier. Upon termination of the gestational carrier agreement under subsection 1, the parties are released from all obligations recited in the agreement except that the intended parent or parents remain responsible for all expenses that are reimbursable under the agreement incurred by the gestational carrier through the date of termination. The gestational carrier is entitled to keep all payments she has received and obtain all payments to which she is entitled. Neither a prospective gestational carrier nor her spouse, if any, is liable to the intended parent or parents for terminating a gestational carrier agreement.
[PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW); PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. A, §1 (NEW). PL 2015, c. 296, Pt. D, §1 (AFF).
Structure Maine Revised Statutes
TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS
Chapter 61: MAINE PARENTAGE ACT
Subchapter 8: GESTATIONAL CARRIER AGREEMENT
19-A §1931. Eligibility to enter gestational carrier agreement
19-A §1932. Gestational carrier agreement authorized
19-A §1933. Parentage; parental rights and responsibilities
19-A §1935. Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction
19-A §1936. Termination of gestational carrier agreement
19-A §1937. Effect of subsequent marriage
19-A §1938. Effect of noncompliance; standard of review; remedies
19-A §1939. Liability for payment of gestational carrier health care costs