SURROGACY ACT 2008 - SECT 20

SURROGACY ACT 2008 - SECT 20

20 .         Applying for a parentage order

        (1)         In the circumstances described in section 19, the arranged parents may, if the making of the order would not be prevented by section 16(1), apply in accordance with this section for a parentage order.

        (2)         The application can be lodged with the court only after a period of 28 days has elapsed since the day on which the child is born.

        (3)         The application cannot be lodged with the court more than 6 months after the day on which the child is born except with the leave of the court, which may be given in exceptional circumstances.

        (4)         If the child was born before the day fixed under section 2(b) as the day on which this section comes into operation, the application may, despite subsection (3), be lodged within one year after that day.

        (5)         Before the court considers the application, a certified copy of the child’s birth certificate must, if it is available, have been lodged with the court.