RCW 26.26A.705Eligibility to enter gestational or genetic surrogacy agreement.(1) To execute an agreement to act as a gestational or genetic surrogate, a woman must:(a) Have attained twenty-one years of age;(b) Previously have given birth to at least one child but not enter into more than two surrogacy agreements that result in the birth of children;(c) Complete a medical evaluation related to the surrogacy arrangement by a licensed medical doctor;(d) Complete a mental health consultation by a licensed mental health professional; and(e) Have independent legal representation of her choice throughout the surrogacy arrangement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the potential legal consequences of the agreement.(2) To execute a surrogacy agreement, each intended parent, whether or not genetically related to the child, must:(a) Have attained twenty-one years of age;(b) Complete a medical evaluation related to the surrogacy arrangement by a licensed medical doctor;(c) Complete a mental health consultation by a licensed mental health professional; and(d) Have independent legal representation of the intended parent's choice throughout the surrogacy arrangement regarding lete a mental health consultation by a licensed mental health professional; and(d) Have independent legal representation of the intended parent's choice throughout the surrogacy arrangement regarding the terms of the surrogacy agreement and the potential legal consequences of the agreement.[ 2018 c 6 s 702.]
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