Parental status of deceased spouse.
Utah Code § 81-5-707
in effect81-5-707. Parental status of deceased spouse.
If a spouse dies before placement of eggs, sperm, or an embryo, the deceased spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after death, the deceased spouse would be a parent of the child.
Renumbered and Amended by Chapter 426, 2025 General Session
Source: Utah Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel (le.utah.gov)URL: https://le.utah.gov/xcode/Title81/Chapter5/81-5-S707.html?v=C81-5-S707_2025090120250507Fetched: 10/26/2026
