GESTATIONAL CARRIER- SURROGACY SERVICES

 

 

We provide general legal consultations to both intended parents and prospective carriers. Consultations cover the current law regarding gestational carrier arrangements, including the legal impact of using donated sperm or eggs.

 

 

We have extensive experience representing both intended parents and carriers. We regularly draft, review, and negotiate contracts between intended parents and carriers, and can assist with required or desired ancillary services by independent professionals, including counseling, background checks, and escrow services.

~~ As lawyers, we do not ourselves recruit or screen carriers, but work with multiple entities throughout the country that do so ~~

 

 

 

On behalf of intended parents, we review contracts with professional recruiters, brokers, and agencies; advise clients of the rights and obligations such contracts create; and negotiate appropriate revisions to minimize risks and protect clients' interests. 

 

 

We review insurance policies to assess coverage for a carrier's maternity care and delivery expenses.   We may seek letters of coverage or may appeal denials of coverage where appropriate. In the majority of cases, we seek and obtain assurances of coverage prior to establishing a pregnancy. 

 

 

We regularly obtain pre-birth court orders to establish the paternity and maternity of the intended parents, including cases involving married same-sex couples, and couples using donor sperm or egg