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Surrogacy Act 2012
6Meaning of birth mother's spouse and birth parent
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### 6 Meaning of birth mother's spouse and birth parent
> > (1) A ***birth mother's spouse***, for a surrogacy arrangement, is a spouse of the birth mother at the time when the birth mother entered into the surrogacy arrangement.
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> > (2) A ***birth parent***, of a child, is a person (other than an intended parent) who is recognised at law as being a parent of the child at the time when the child is born.