Uniform Status of Children of Assisted Conception Act Law and Legal Definition
Uniform Status of Children of Assisted Conception Act (USCACA) was drafted by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws (NCCUSL) in 1988. The purpose of the legislation is to insure a certainty of legal parentage in cases where assisted conception is used. USCACA begins by defining the legal mother. According to the act, unless there is a valid contract between a married couple and a surrogate mother (and the states have a choice with respect to the validity of such contracts), any woman who carries a child to term is the "legal" mother, notwithstanding the form of conception. USCACA then establishes who the "legal" father is when there is an assisted conception. USCACA, also, addresses contracts between married couples and surrogate mothers.
The act has been adopted Virginia and North Dakota.
Legal Definition list
- Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practice
- Uniform Single Publication Act
- Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
- Uniform Simultaneous Death Act
- Uniform Simplification of Land Transfers Act
- Uniform Status of Children of Assisted Conception Act
- Uniform Statute and Rule Construction Act
- Uniform Statute of Limitations on Foreign Claims Act
- Uniform Statutory Form Power Of Attorney Act
- Uniform Statutory Rule against Perpetuities Act
- Uniform Supervision of Trustees for Charitable Purposes Act
