{"data":{"id":"us-wa/rcw-26.26a.780","jurisdiction":"us-wa","citation":"RCW 26.26A.780","heading":"Genetic surrogacy agreement—Parentage of deceased intended parent.","body":"(1) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.770 or 26.26A.775, on birth of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement, each intended parent is, by operation of law, a parent of the child, notwithstanding the death of an intended parent during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child.\n(2) Except as otherwise provided in RCW 26.26A.770 or 26.26A.775, an intended parent is not a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction under a genetic surrogacy agreement if the intended parent dies before the transfer of a gamete or embryo unless:\n(a) The agreement provides otherwise; and\n(b) The transfer of the gamete or embryo occurs not later than thirty-six months after the death of the intended parent, or birth of the child occurs not later than forty-five months after the death of the intended parent.","path":["Title 26","Chapter 26.26A"],"source_url":"https://app.leg.wa.gov/rcw/default.aspx?cite=26.26A.780","current_through":"July 15, 2026","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-06T00:42:05Z","sha256":"6ad08e00b766ac298de25f224f50f8e28a583cfe5408fa503372072952085a01","source_id":"us-wa","stale":false,"prev":"us-wa/rcw-26.26a.775","next":"us-wa/rcw-26.26a.785"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}