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California Fertility And Surrogacy Law Blog
How could the recent Alabama IVF ruling affect other states?
The Alabama Supreme Court’s recent ruling that recognized embryos as children under state law sparked widespread concern throughout the reproductive health community. This decision, with its potential to affect IVF treatments not just in Alabama but also...
Ways to find support as you go through the surrogacy process
Many families that are unable to have children of their own consider surrogacy. Making that decision can be tough, though, and those who think about pursuing the process oftentimes find themselves feeling alone. However, recent studies show that families struggling...
How can you afford surrogacy?
Utilizing a gestational surrogate can be a great way to bring a happy and healthy child into your family. While there’s a lot of support and guidance out there to help you navigate the surrogacy agreement process and the stresses that can accompany it, many...
Why your agreement should address surrogate mother’s behavior
Surrogacy can be a great option if you’re struggling to or are incapable of having children on your own. Yet, it’s a very involved legal process, and for good reason. You don’t want to overlook something that could negatively impact your ability to secure parental...
Six key considerations when choosing a surrogate
Pursuing surrogacy can be exciting and nerve-wracking at the same time. You’ll have a lot of decisions to make as you navigate the process, each one having serious ramifications for you and your child. With that in mind, you need to be careful as you move through the...
Understanding the Alabama Supreme Court decision on IVF
Much of the nation was recently shocked by the February 16, 2024 decision of the Alabama Supreme Court holding that embryos created by in vitro fertilization (IVF) were in fact human beings. Media outlets were quick to pick selected quotes from the court’s majority...
How parental rights are established in California
Understanding how parental rights are established in California can be a point of concern for parents going through fertility treatments or surrogacy. While the most common way of establishing parental rights in California is by giving birth to a child or by...
The basics for drafting a surrogacy agreement
The word family is encompassing for most. One does not need to be biologically related to create this bond; however, many parents in California seek to add a biological child to their family. Whether biologically related to one or both parents, many fraught with...
What is fertility fraud?
Sperm donation, egg donation, surrogacy and other fertility techniques have helped many people start happy families after they believed they would never be able to have children. Most of these families would likely say that fertility technologies have been...
How are fertilized embryos treated in a divorce?
When a married couple has utilized assisted reproductive technology to conceive and finds themselves facing divorce, the fate of leftover fertilized embryos stored in a fertility clinic becomes a complex legal and ethical dilemma. In the realm of California divorce...
