{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.26a.635","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.26A.635","heading":"Assisted reproduction—Parental status of deceased individual.","body":"(1) If an individual who intends to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child, the individual's death does not preclude the establishment of the individual's parentage of the child if the individual otherwise would be a parent of the child under this chapter.\n(2) If an individual who consented in a record to assisted reproduction by a woman who agreed to give birth to a child dies before a transfer of gametes or embryos, the deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the assisted reproduction only if:\n(a) Either:\n(i) The individual consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of the individual, the individual would be a parent of the child; or\n(ii) The individual's intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction after the individual's death is established by clear and convincing evidence; and\n(b) Either:\n(i) The embryo is in utero not later than thirty-six months after the individual's death; or\n(ii) The child is born not later than forty-five months after the individual's death.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.26A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.26A.635","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:42:05Z","sha256":"51f7106be2066d8b46ea08405debd307f602991aa6873f8bcc44e1bebf9bc472","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.26a.630","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.26a.700"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}