Accepts / Does NOT Accept CA Judgment
Accepts
Married Hetero Couple | Unmarried Hetero Couple | Married | Unmarried Same-Sex Couple | Single Parent | |
One Bio Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Two Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
No Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Pre Birth / Post Birth
Pre-Birth
State Law Governing Gestational Surrogacy
Married Hetero Couple | Unmarried Hetero Couple | Married | Unmarried Same-Sex Couple | Single Parent | |
One Bio Connection | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Two Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | N/A | N/A | N/A |
No Bio Connections | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
Gestational surrogacy is governed and permitted by Wash. Rev. Code 26.26A, a comprehensive statutory framework.
Vital Records Information
Contacts: Katitza Holthaus, Policy Analyst at Dept. of Health & Statistics: (360) 236-4311 [email protected]; Jane Rhodes: [email protected]
Judgment: The hospital reviews the Judgment and completes the birth registration- VR only gets involved if there is an issue/complication and the hospital reaches out
Agreement: Katitza informed SLC in September 2020 that even if submitting an out-of-state order, the surrogacy agreement MUST comply with WA guidelines, and it is up to the hospital to ensure this. We have not previously had a hospital ask for the agreement, but should ensure this requirement is met for all future cases!
Local Counsel
Raegen Rasnic
[email protected]
(206) 623-6501
Rita Bender
[email protected]
(206) 623-6501