Series 28617

Office of Vital Records and Statistics


Gestational carrier files, 2008-

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Schedule Description

These records support the agency's function to document and certify the facts of births and family formation for the legal purposes of the state's citizens (Utah Code 26-2-3 (2013)). These records document the determination by a court of the parentage of a child born to a surrogate mother (Utah Code 78B-15-807 (2008)). Records include the original birth certificate and the court order determining parentage according to the validated gestational agreement.

Scope and Content

These records support the agency's function to document and certify the facts of births and family formation for the legal purposes of the state's citizens (Utah Code 26-2-3 (2013)). These records document the determination by a court of the parentage of a child born to a surrogate mother (Utah Code 78B-15-807 (2008)). Records include the original birth certificate and the court order determining parentage according to the validated gestational agreement.