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HRS §584A-808

When a deceased person can still be a parent

This section says that if someone who planned to be a parent through assisted reproduction dies, they can still be recognized as the parent under certain conditions. If they die before the embryo is transferred, they must have agreed in writing or shown clear intent, and the embryo must be placed or the child born within set time limits.

The statute, as written — Parental status of deceased individual

(a) If an individual who intends to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction dies during the period between the transfer of a gamete or embryo and the birth of the child, the individual's death shall not preclude the establishment of the individual's parentage of the child if the individual otherwise would be a parent of the child under this chapter. (b) If an individual who consented in a record to assisted reproduction by an individual who agreed to give birth to a child dies before a transfer of gametes or embryos, the deceased individual is a parent of a child conceived by the assisted reproduction only if: (1) Either: (A) The individual consented in a record that if assisted reproduction were to occur after the death of the individual, the individual would be a parent of the child; or (B) The individual's intent to be a parent of a child conceived by assisted reproduction after the individual's death is established by clear and convincing evidence; and (2) Either: (A) The embryo is in utero no later than thirty-six months after the individual's death; or (B) The child is born no later than forty-five months after the individual's death.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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