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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 19-A, § 1922

Parental status of donor

PL 2015, c. 296, Pt

1. Donor not a parent. A donor is not a parent of a child conceived through assisted reproduction.

2. Exceptions. Notwithstanding subsection 1:

A. A person who provides a gamete or gametes or an embryo or embryos to be used for assisted reproduction for the person's spouse is a parent of the resulting child; and

B. A person who provides a gamete or gametes or an embryo or embryos for assisted reproduction is a parent of the resulting child if the person has a written agreement or agreements with the person giving birth and any intended parent that the person will be a parent.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.