{"data":{"id":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-802--2","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"13 Del. C. § 8-802","heading":"Definitions [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) “Genetic carrier” means an individual who is not an intended parent and who agrees to become pregnant through assisted reproduction using the individual’s own gamete with the intention of gestating and delivering the intended parent’s child.\n(2) “Genetic carrier agreement” means a written agreement between the genetic carrier, the genetic carrier’s spouse or partner, if any, and the intended parent, under which the intended parent agrees to become the parent of the child resulting from the assisted reproduction.\n(3) “Genetic carrier arrangement” means the process by which an individual attempts to carry and give birth to a child created through assisted reproduction using the individual’s own gamete and a gamete provided by the intended parents which may or may not be genetically related to either of the intended parents.\n(4) “Gestational carrier” means a individual who is neither an intended parent nor a donor, who agrees to become pregnant for an intended parent by assisted reproduction with the intention of gestating and delivering the intended parent’s child.\n(5) “Gestational carrier agreement” means a written agreement between the gestational carrier, the gestational carrier’s spouse or partner, if any, and the intended parent, under which the intended parent agrees to become the parent of the child resulting from the assisted reproduction.\n(6) “Gestational carrier arrangement” means the process by which an individual attempts to carry and give birth to a child created through assisted reproduction using the gamete provided by the intended parents which may or may not be genetically related to either of the intended parents, and to which the gestational carrier has made no genetic contribution.\n(7) “Health care provider” means an individual who is duly licensed to provide health care, including all medical, psychological, or counseling professionals.\n(8) “Physician” means an individual licensed to practice medicine in any or all of its branches in this State.","path":["Title 13. Domestic Relations","CHAPTER 8. Uniform Parentage Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026].","Subchapter VIII. Gestational and Genetic Carrier Agreement Act [Effective Dec. 6, 2026]."],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title13/c008/sc08/index.html#8-802","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:17Z","sha256":"a0e2d0eb5c3fb4fc12dbf7c1ad8ed69c26a969fe6af16d79acf42737954db447","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-801--2","next":"us-de/13-del.-c.-8-803--2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}