California Fertility And Surrogacy Law Blog
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...
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...
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...
