Surrogacy Jurisdiction & Interstate Custody Conflict Explorer

Benchmark Legal Scenarios:

Jurisdictional Inputs

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Intended Parents' Residence

Surrogate's Residence

Child Birth State (UCCJEA Home State)

Genetic Relationship of Intended Parents

Surrogacy Agreement Type & Compliance

Pre-Birth Parentage Order Obtained Judgment issued by California court before delivery declaring IPs sole parents.

State AG / Executive Intervention Birth-state Attorney General files to stay recognition or contest foreign order.

Surrogate Disavows Agreement Surrogate seeks maternal legal custody and physical possession post-birth.

Conflict Intensity

HIGH / CRITICAL

Competing dual-state parentage vs executive action

UCCJEA Home State

Texas (Birth State)

Exclusive initial custody jurisdiction § 201

Biological Parental Standing

STRONG (14th Amend)

Fundamental liberty interest under Troxel

Full Faith & Credit Risk

SUBSTANTIAL CLASH

Public policy exception vs Sister-state judgment

Interstate Jurisdictional Clash Map Live Dynamic Topology

Intended Biological Parents Biological Intended Parents California Resident

Holds CA Pre-Birth Parentage Judgment establishing exclusive legal maternity & paternity.

CA Order ⚡ TX Bar

Child (Gabriel) & Birth Court Subject Infant at Birth Texas (Birth State)

UCCJEA § 201 establishes birth state as initial child custody jurisdiction from delivery.

AG Injunction ⚡ Physical Custody

Gestational Surrogate & AG Surrogate + Texas AG Texas Resident

Asserts Tex. Fam. Code Subch. I non-compliance; birth certificate parentage presumption.