Alabama § 26-17-707 - Parental Status of Deceased Spouse.
Full text of Alabama Code of Alabama § 26-17-707 — Parental Status of Deceased Spouse., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 26-17-707. Parental Status of Deceased Spouse.
If a spouse dies before placement of eggs, sperm, or embryos, the deceased spouse is not a parent of the resulting child unless the deceased spouse consented in a signed record, maintained by the licensed assisting physician, that if assisted reproduction were to occur after death, the deceased individual would be a parent of the child.
Source: official Alabama text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Code of Alabama § 26-17-707 cover?
Section 26-17-707 ("Parental Status of Deceased Spouse.") is part of the Code of Alabama, the codified statutory law of Alabama. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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