{"data":{"id":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-704","jurisdiction":"us-ri","citation":"R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-8.1-704","heading":"Consent to assisted reproduction.","body":"(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, the consent described in § 15-8.1-703, must be in a record signed by the individual giving birth to a child conceived by assisted reproduction and the individual who intends to be a parent of the child.\n(b) In the absence of a record pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, before, on, or after the birth of the child, a court may adjudicate an individual as the parent of a child, if it finds by a preponderance of the evidence that:\n(1) Prior to conception or birth of the child, the parties entered into an agreement that they both intended to be the parents of the child; or\n(2) The parties resided with the child and assumed the duties and responsibilities of parentage.\n(c) The court may order after hearing that the parties be listed on the birth certificate.","path":["Title 15 Domestic Relations","Chapter 8.1 Uniform Parentage Act","Article 7 Parentage by Assisted Reproduction"],"source_url":"https://webserver.rilegislature.gov/Statutes/TITLE15/15-8.1/15-7/15-8.1-704.htm","current_through":"site files published 2025-08-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T19:55:36Z","sha256":"cd116848421840b39e26ff1d8fdaa46b7668ca30986216158ae54ceb07be869b","source_id":"us-ri","stale":true,"prev":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-703","next":"us-ri/r.i.-gen.-laws-15-8.1-705"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}