Current legal framework
Arkansas Code §9-10-201 addresses the legal status of children conceived through artificial insemination and includes specific rules for children born to a surrogate mother. The statutory language is older and does not function as a comprehensive gestational-carrier act comparable to more recent surrogacy statutes in other states.
Parentage planning
Because the statute addresses parentage in defined circumstances rather than establishing a complete surrogacy procedure, intended parents should obtain Arkansas legal advice on how the provision applies to the exact embryo, gamete and family configuration in their case.
Do not assume a universal pre-birth process
This guide does not state that a pre-birth order is automatically available or rank Arkansas counties. Court procedure and birth-record handling should be confirmed with Arkansas counsel before embryo transfer and again before delivery.
Agreement review
The gestational-carrier agreement should be reviewed in light of current Arkansas parentage law, clinic requirements and the parties’ specific facts. A statutory reference to surrogacy does not by itself answer every contract-enforcement or parentage question.
Arkansas expressly references surrogate motherhood in its parentage code, but intended parents should not treat §9-10-201 as a complete modern surrogacy statute.