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Parliament of Singapore Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology… (2010)

Parenthood where egg, sperm or embryo used is not intended to be used
9.— (1) This section shall apply where—
(a) by reason of any mistake, negligence, recklessness or fraud, any egg, sperm or embryo used in a fertilisation procedure undergone by a gestational mother was not the egg, sperm or embryo intended to be used by the gestational mother or, where applicable, her husband or her de facto partner, as the case may be; and (b) the use of the egg, sperm or embryo in the fertilisation procedure resulted in the gestational mother carrying a child.
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Parliament of Singapore Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology… (2010)

The court shall not declare that a person is to be treated as the parent of a child pursuant to subsection (3) unless an application has been made under section 10 within 2 years after the date on which the applicant discovered that the child was bom as a result of a fertilisation procedure referred to in subsection (1) .
Application to determine parenthood
10.— (1) This section shall apply to all applications to determine the parenthood of a child under this Act.
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Parliament of Singapore Status of Children (Assisted Reproduction Technology… (2010)

An application to determine the parenthood of a child may include an application for ancillary orders relating to the welfare of the child, including a declaration of the legitimacy of the child and an order for a person treated as a parent to maintain the child, and the court may make such ancillary orders as it deems necessary.
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