Section 126.740 – Gestational carrier: Eligibility; legal consultation requirement for gestational carrier agreement

May 14, 2021 | Family Law, Nevada

1. A prospective gestational carrier is eligible to be a gestational carrier pursuant to NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, if, at the time the gestational agreement is executed, she:

(a) Has completed a medical evaluation relating to the anticipated pregnancy;
(b) Has undergone legal consultation with independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational agreement and the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement; and
(c) Did not contribute any gametes that will ultimately result in an embryo that she will attempt to carry to term.
2. The intended parent or parents shall be deemed to have satisfied the requirements of NRS 126.710 to 126.810, inclusive, if, before the gestational carrier agreement is executed, he, she or they have undergone legal consultation with independent legal counsel regarding the terms of the gestational agreement and the potential legal consequences of the gestational carrier arrangement.

NRS 126.740

Added to NRS by 2013, 809 [Ch. 213]
Added by 2013, Ch. 213,ยง26, eff. 10/1/2013.