Archive for July 2018

When a surrogate leaves her job to deliver the baby or misses work to attend numerous doctor appointments, should she get maternity leave benefits from her employer even though she is not the legal parent of the child? Should the intended parents receive maternity leave benefits from their employer when the child is born even…

Embryo donation in Florida is governed by the same laws that govern egg and sperm donation. The Florida embryo donation law provides as follows: 742.14 Donation of eggs, sperm, or preembryos.—The donor of any egg, sperm, or preembryo, other than the commissioning couple or a father who has executed a preplanned adoption agreement under s. 63.213,…

Florida, like many states, has a legal presumption dating back to common law principals that a child born into a marriage is presumed to be the child of the married couple. The basis of this presumption was founded on it being in a child’s best interest if a child is born into an intact marriage. Prior…