Florida Statute 742.14 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Chapter 742
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F.S. 742.14

742.14 Donation of eggs, sperm, or preembryos.—The donor of any egg, sperm, or preembryo, other than the commissioning couple or a father who has executed a preplanned adoption agreement under s. 63.213, shall relinquish all maternal or paternal rights and obligations with respect to the donation or the resulting children. Only reasonable compensation directly related to the donation of eggs, sperm, and preembryos shall be permitted.

History.—s. 2, ch. 93-237; s. 83, ch. 2016-10.

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Cases Citing Statute 742.14

Total Results: 16

D.M.T. v. T.M.H.

129 So. 3d 320, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 812, 2013 WL 5942278, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2422

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 7, 2013 | Docket: 60237374

Cited 13 times | Published

assisted reproductive technology statute — section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2008) — did not apply to

T.M.H. v. D.M.T.

79 So. 3d 787

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2011 | Docket: 60305382

Cited 7 times | Published

analysis of the controlling statute in this case, section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2008), both in terms of

Lamaritata v. Lucas

823 So. 2d 316, 2002 WL 1877015

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 16, 2002 | Docket: 458649

Cited 7 times | Published

that the contract barred such an action, that section 742.14, Florida Statutes (1997), disallowed sperm

Budnick v. Silverman

805 So. 2d 1112, 2002 WL 180913

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 6, 2002 | Docket: 1241936

Cited 7 times | Published

natural father but merely a sperm donor under section 742.14 of the Florida Statutes (2001). Under that

A.A.B. v. B.O.C.

112 So. 3d 761, 2013 WL 1978723, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7803

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 15, 2013 | Docket: 60231266

Cited 2 times | Published

parenting plan and child support. Because under section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2002), B.O.C. is a sperm

Tmh v. Dmt

79 So. 3d 787, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 20502, 2011 WL 6437247

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2011 | Docket: 138267

Cited 2 times | Published

summary judgment in her favor. She argues that section 742.14, Florida Statutes, denies an ovum donor any

Lal v. Dal

714 So. 2d 595, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 8164, 1998 WL 380525

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1998 | Docket: 461509

Cited 2 times | Published

that the contract barred such an action, that section 742.14, Florida Statutes (1997), disallowed sperm

Janssen v. Alicea

30 So. 3d 680, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 3799, 2010 WL 1050049

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 24, 2010 | Docket: 1639470

Cited 1 times | Published

summary judgment. The mother asserted that section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2008), barred the paternity

Kurchner v. State Farm Fire and Cas. Co.

858 So. 2d 1220, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 17096, 2003 WL 22658126

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 12, 2003 | Docket: 1513507

Cited 1 times | Published

from the body becomes property. For example, section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2002), provides that "[o]nly

Angel Givoanni Rivera and Ashley Nicole Isabel Brito v. Jennifer Salas

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 2024 | Docket: 68958705

Published

for paternity based on its interpretation of section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2020).

JAMES ENRIQUEZ vs ASHLEY VELAZQUEZ

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 3, 2022 | Docket: 60695043

Published

court, on its own initiative, concluded that section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2020), which it referred

NITZA SOLEDAD PEREZ v. MATTHEW A. MALDONATO

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 21, 2021 | Docket: 60073778

Published

and Perez were a commissioning couple under section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2020), a conclusion that

B.W.P. v. A.L.H.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 2015 | Docket: 2627249

Published

limiting his ability to assert parental rights, section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2012), precludes him from

B.W.P. v. A.L.H.

155 So. 3d 1229, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 813, 2015 WL 292024

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 2015 | Docket: 60245583

Published

his ability to assert parental *1230rights, section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2012), precludes him from

C.G. v. J.R.

130 So. 3d 776, 2014 WL 340675, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1155

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 2014 | Docket: 60237890

Published

required to interpret the term “donor” as used in section 742.14, Florida Statutes (2009). Because no statutory

L.A.L. v. D.A.L.

714 So. 2d 595

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 1998 | Docket: 64781861

Published

that the contract barred such an action, that section 742.14, Florida Statutes (1997), disallowed sperm