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→Surrogate mothers
A surrogate mother qualifies as a birth mother, and as such surrogate mothers are presumed to be the parents of their children under sections 26 and 27 of the ''Family Law Act''. However, a surrogate mother will ''not'' be a parent if the intended parents and the surrogate mother sign a written assisted reproduction agreement before the child is conceived that says that the surrogate mother will not be a parent.
Without an assisted reproduction agreement, the child's parents will be presumed to be the surrogate mother and the child's biological father, and the surrogate mother will be a parent for all purposes under the ''Family Law Act'' , including the parts of the act that talk about child support.
===Spouses of surrogate mothers===