Affidavits in support of parentage order
12 Affidavits in support of parentage order
(1) In addition to the material required by section 28 of the Surrogacy Act 2022, an application for a parentage order must be supported by an affidavit by each of the following persons:
each applicant;
the surrogate mother;
any other birth parent of the child;
any other party to the surrogacy arrangement.
(2) In the case of 2 applicants, one applicant's affidavit may rely on facts deposed to in the other applicant's affidavit.
(3) Despite subrule (1), an affidavit by a person referred to in subrule (1)(b), (c) or (d) is not required if the Court dispenses with the consent of that person under section 32(3) or (4) of the Surrogacy Act 2022.
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