California Fertility And Surrogacy Law Blog
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...
Surrogacy faces new headwinds from major critic
Although surrogacy is an option that has helped many people in California and throughout the country to achieve their goals of having children, the practice is not without its detractors. For every advocate who might hail the benefits of a surrogacy arrangement, there...
What makes California one of the best states for surrogacy?
IVF or gestational surrogacy can create families and change lives forever. It is a process filled with emotions, some expected and others unexpected, that brings intended parents together with a surrogate when the intended parents either cannot or choose not to have a...
Surrogates should ensure they have a valid contract to get paid
In California, throughout the United States and all over the world, surrogacy has opened the door for people who were unable to conceive a child on their own to start a family. This is beneficial to everyone involved including the prospective parents who will have a...
Consider these resources to help pay for your surrogacy
Surrogacy is a viable way for you to bring a child into your family. The process can be complicated, though, and you shouldn’t submit to a surrogacy agreement before understanding what the terms of that agreement entail and how they impact you and your...
New California Law Protects Reproductive Health Information
Fertility and surrogacy issues are deeply personal. Many people don’t want their most sensitive information posted somewhere on the Internet. Recently, California legislators passed a pair of bills that will help protect the reproductive and sexual health information...
Obtaining a passport for a child born through surrogacy
If you have had a baby through surrogacy in California or anywhere in the United States or even overseas, you may need assistance with obtaining a passport for your newborn. The first step is generally to obtain your child’s birth certificate. The birth certificate...
Where Surrogacy Is Illegal (or Risky) in the US — 2026
Surrogacy in the U.S. isn’t governed by one national rule—it’s a state-by-state patchwork. And in most places, “illegal” doesn’t mean anyone is getting prosecuted. It usually means the contract may not be enforceable or parentage may be harder to secure, especially...
Important Points for a Surrogacy Contract
Surrogacy can provide a way for loving parents to have a child they could not have any other way, but this method requires some careful legal planning. Birth mothers and intended parents must sign a surrogacy contract spelling out the terms of their agreement. Some...
