Oklahoma § 10-557.3 - Gestational agreement – Legal contract
Full text of Oklahoma Oklahoma Statutes § 10-557.3 — Gestational agreement – Legal contract, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 10-557.3. Gestational agreement – Legal contract
A. Any prospective gestational carrier who meets the
requirements for gestational carriers pursuant to the Oklahoma
Gestational Agreement Act and the gestational spouse, if applicable,
may enter into a gestational agreement with one or more intended
parents of a child to be conceived pursuant to such gestational
agreement.
B. A gestational agreement must meet the minimum requirements
under this act, including validation by the court. A gestational
agreement that conforms to these requirements and has been validated
in compliance with this act is a legal contract and is legally
enforceable.
C. A gestational agreement under this act shall be governed by
Oklahoma law, and this act shall control over any other law which
conflicts with the express terms of this act insofar as such other
law relates to the creation, validation or enforcement of
gestational agreements, the rights and obligations of the parties
thereto and any children born as a result thereof.
D. A gestational carrier arrangement carried out under a
validated gestational agreement in compliance with this act shall
not be considered trafficking in children.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 433, § 4, emerg. eff. May 23, 2019.
Source: official Oklahoma text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 10-557.3 ("Gestational agreement – Legal contract") is part of the Oklahoma Statutes, the codified statutory law of Oklahoma. 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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