                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

TERMINATION OF COURT-APPROVED SURROGACY CONTRACT (§ 20-161)

A. Subsequent to an order entered pursuant to subsection B of &#xA7; 20-160, but
before the surrogate becomes pregnant through the use of assisted conception,
the court for cause, or the surrogate, her spouse, if any, or the intended
parent, for cause, may terminate the agreement by giving written notice of
termination to all other parties and by filing notice of the termination with
the court. Upon receipt of the notice, the court shall vacate the order entered
under subsection B of &#xA7; 20-160.

B. Within 180 days after the last performance of any assisted conception, a
surrogate who is also a genetic parent may terminate the agreement by filing
written notice with the court. The court shall vacate the order entered pursuant
to subsection B of &#xA7; 20-160 upon finding, after notice to the parties to
the agreement and a hearing, that the surrogate has voluntarily terminated the
agreement and that she understands the effects of the termination.
			Unless otherwise provided in the contract as approved, the surrogate shall
incur no liability to the intended parent for exercising her rights of
termination pursuant to this section.

HISTORY: 1991, c. 600; 2010, c. 712; 2019, c. 375.