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PA HB1182
Bill
Status
4/9/2025
Primary Sponsor
Seth Grove
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AI Summary
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Biological mothers may commence support actions against biological fathers for unborn children, with support obligations beginning on the date of the first prenatal medical visit
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Courts must determine support amounts based on the mother's requested support and the father's financial ability to pay, with authority to retroactively collect payments even when paternity is established after birth
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Paternity establishment during pregnancy requires the biological mother's consent, and courts cannot order paternity tests that pose risk of harm to the unborn child
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Semen donors who terminated parental rights before conception for artificial insemination or fertility treatment purposes are exempt from unborn child support obligations
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Support terminates upon physician determination that the mother is no longer pregnant or upon paternity test showing the alleged father is not the biological father; act takes effect in 60 days
Legislative Description
In support matters generally, providing for support of unborn child.
Last Action
Referred to Children & Youth
4/9/2025