| | | The word "stated" has replaced "reasonable" to eliminate the | | discretion that would be invoked if courts were charged with | | reviewing the reasonableness of the consideration. It is in the | | best interest of the child that all consideration be stated, or | | set forth, in the agreement, so that the parties are not involved | | in lengthy litigation over the amount of the consideration. |
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| | | §1974.__Inspection of records |
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| | | The proceedings, records and identities of the individual | | parties to a gestational agreement under this subchapter are | | subject to inspection under the standards of confidentiality | | applicable to adoptions as provided under other law of this | | State. |
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| | | (This is section 804 of the UPA.) |
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| | | The procedures involved in this article are exceptionally | | personal, thereby warranting protection from invasions of | | privacy. Adoption records provide a suitable model for these | | records. |
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| | | §1975.__Exclusive, continuing jurisdiction |
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| | | Subject to the jurisdictional standards of chapter 58, | | subchapter 2, the court conducting a proceeding under this | | subchapter has exclusive, continuing jurisdiction of all matters | | arising out of the gestational agreement until a child born to | | the gestational mother during the period governed by the | | agreement attains the age of 180 days. |
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| | | (This is section 805 of the UPA.) |
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| | | This section is designed to minimize the possibility of | | parallel litigation in different states and the consequent risk | | of childnapping for strategic purposes. The court that validated | | the gestational agreement will have authority to enforce the | | gestational agreement until the child is 180 days old. Note that | | only the parentage issues and enforcement issues are covered; | | collateral matters, such as custody, visitation, and child | | support are not covered by this Act. |
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