
California Governor Signs Bill Amending Gestational Surrogacy Law
On September 16, 2016, California's governor signed AB 2349 into law, which makes some important changes to California's law governing gestational carrier agreements. According to the Legislative Counsel's Digest, AB 2349 changes existing California law in the following ways: It extends the jurisdiction of the courts to a proceeding to determine parentage of the child as to a child who is conceived pursuant to an assisted reproduction agreement for gestational carriers if ce