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What could slow down the clearing process from the Gestational Surrogate's side?

What could slow down the clearing process from the Gestational Surrogate's side?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 11, 2021Travels, travel, surrogacy, plan, fly, flights, air travel, country, states, surrogate, intended parent, embryo transfer, fertility, clinic

Bringing a Baby into the World During a Pandemic Via Surrogacy

Bringing a Baby into the World During a Pandemic Via Surrogacy

Intended ParentsGuest UserMarch 9, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, IVF, reproductive rights, reproductive technology, IVG, fertility, agency, law, court, fertility clinic

Do you send out 1099s to your surrogates?

Do you send out 1099s to your surrogates?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 9, 2021Surrogacy, taxes, 1099, surrogate, intended parents, parent, pay, payment, compensation, check, W2

What can Intended Parents do with their leftover frozen embryos?

What can Intended Parents do with their leftover frozen embryos?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 4, 2021Intended parents, surrogates, surrogacy, embryos, legal, court, judge, frozen embryo, donate, discard, implant

Sperm Count Is Plummeting, Will Sperm-Related Legal Work Skyrocket?

Sperm Count Is Plummeting, Will Sperm-Related Legal Work Skyrocket?

Above the lawGuest UserMarch 3, 2021Surrogacy, sperm, count, sperm count, legislators, law, legal, court, judge, regulations, freeze

How Long Does the Surrogacy Process Take?

How Long Does the Surrogacy Process Take?

LGBTQGuest UserMarch 2, 2021Surrogacy, process, surrogate, surrogacy process, lengthy, length, timeline, time, months, years, days, pregnancy, birth, parent, intended parent, parenting, baby

Is it ok to surprise my Intended parents with bump pics?

Is it ok to surprise my Intended parents with bump pics?

Ask an expert!Guest UserMarch 2, 2021Surrogacy, surprise, baby bump, belly, pregnant, pregnancy, bump pic, intended parents, parent, parents

Do I have to pump breastmilk for my Intended Parents?

Do I have to pump breastmilk for my Intended Parents?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 25, 2021Surrogacy, breastmilk, intended parents, pumping milk, milk, pumping breastmilk, pumping, bottle, bottle feed, surrogate, lactating, lacration

How Is Sofia Vergara Still In A Legal Fight Over Her Embryos?

How Is Sofia Vergara Still In A Legal Fight Over Her Embryos?

Above the lawGuest UserFebruary 24, 2021Surrogacy, legal, lawyer, attorney, judge, embryo, Sofia Vergara, fight, frozen embryo, court, contract

How do Intended Parents finance surrogacy if they don't have the cash on hand?

How do Intended Parents finance surrogacy if they don't have the cash on hand?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 23, 2021Surrogacy, baby, born, birth, visitation, pregnancy, hospital, parents, intended parents, surrogate, visit, baby shower, gifts

Why Do I Need a Lawyer for Surrogacy?

Why Do I Need a Lawyer for Surrogacy?

Industry NewsGuest UserFebruary 23, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, lawyer, contract, intended parents, representation, court, legal, judge, parentage, PBO, pre birth order, adoption

What is the normal visitation for after the baby or babies are born?

What is the normal visitation for after the baby or babies are born?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 18, 2021Surrogacy, baby, born, birth, visitation, pregnancy, hospital, parents, intended parents, surrogate, visit, baby shower, gifts

6 things New York attorneys need to know about the new surrogacy law.

6 things New York attorneys need to know about the new surrogacy law.

Tyler EllisFebruary 18, 2021

What are my Options as a Gay Couple to Grow our Family?

What are my Options as a Gay Couple to Grow our Family?

LGBTQGuest UserFebruary 16, 2021surrogacy, embryos, eggs, sperm, transfer, embryo transfer, surrogate, intended parents, twins, singleton, pregnancy, baby, birth, labor, gestational carrier

Will This Case Be The Tipping Point For Michigan To Change Its Harmful Surrogacy Laws?

Will This Case Be The Tipping Point For Michigan To Change Its Harmful Surrogacy Laws?

Above the lawGuest UserFebruary 11, 2021Surrogacy, Michigan, change, case, law, legal, illegal, protect, surrogate, wolverine, time, outdated, lawyer, attorney

Is it required that I have had a previous pregnancy before I can become a surrogate?

Is it required that I have had a previous pregnancy before I can become a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 11, 2021Insurance, scam, insurance scam, onion, surrogacy, lawyer, law, above the law, legal, illegal, surrogate

Directly after the surrogate baby is born, who is the baby handed to?

Directly after the surrogate baby is born, who is the baby handed to?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 9, 2021Surrogacy, baby, born, birth, held, handed, OB, doctor, dad, mom, mother, father, surrogate

Top 10 Reasons for Using an Agency

Top 10 Reasons for Using an Agency

Intended ParentsGuest UserFebruary 9, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, agency, birth, family, grow, baby, labor, choice, matching

How often do both Intended Parents want to be in the delivery room?

How often do both Intended Parents want to be in the delivery room?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 4, 2021Surrogacy, delivery, mother, father, surrogate, delivery room, birth, parents, grow, baby, family, doctor, grandparents

An Insurance Scam With More Layers Than An Onion

An Insurance Scam With More Layers Than An Onion

Above the lawGuest UserFebruary 3, 2021Insurance, scam, insurance scam, onion, surrogacy, lawyer, law, above the law, legal, illegal, surrogate