Legal Definitions - intended child

An intended child is a child who is intended to result from a surrogacy contract. This means that the child is planned to be born through a surrogate mother, who carries the child for someone else. The intended parents are the ones who will raise the child and have legal rights over them.

For example, if a couple cannot have a child on their own, they may enter into a surrogacy contract with a surrogate mother. The surrogate mother will carry the child to term and give birth to the child, but the child will be legally considered the child of the intended parents.

Another example is a same-sex couple who wants to have a child. They may use a surrogate mother to carry the child for them, and the child will be legally considered their child.