{"data":{"id":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1922","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"19-A M.R.S. §1922","heading":"Parental status of donor","body":"1.  Donor not a parent.  A donor is not a parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction.\n2.  Exceptions.  Notwithstanding subsection 1:\nA.  A person who provides a gamete or gametes or an embryo or embryos to be used for assisted reproduction for the person's spouse is a parent of the resulting child; and\nB.  A person who provides a gamete or gametes or an embryo or embryos for assisted reproduction is a parent of the resulting child if the person has a written agreement or agreements with the person giving birth and any intended parent that the person will be a parent.","path":["TITLE 19-A: DOMESTIC RELATIONS","PART 3: PARENTS AND CHILDREN","CHAPTER 61: MAINE PARENTAGE ACT","SUBCHAPTER 7: PARENTAGE BY ASSISTED REPRODUCTION"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/19-A/title19-Asec1922.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:29Z","sha256":"10f97e0a9475323fe856fff81ad1f0805f464442c508f298a684c92e8b8cc12e","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1921","next":"us-me/19-a-m.r.s.-1923"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}