Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorney

Yes. Regardless of whether a 1099 is issued, payments to an egg donor or surrogate (other than reimbursement of actual expenses) are includible in the gross income of the  donor or surrogate, and subject to income tax. In the first ruling on egg donation taxes, on January 22, 2014, the U.S. Tax Court rejected a woman’s…

Complications are uncommon for women undergoing IVF procedures: A new 12-year U.S. study shows the most frequent involve drugs used to stimulate ovaries, but it suggests problems are rarely fatal. Over-stimulated ovaries occurred in 154 out of every 10,000 pregnancy attempts; rates of other complications were less than 10 per 10,000 attempts.  There were 58…

For those of you that asked for guidance on things to say (and not to say) to someone experiencing infertility, here is an article from Resolve, the leading infertility association, with some pointers. Stay tuned on additional thoughts/suggestions on this important topic. Let them know that you care. The best thing you can do is…

Judge Sarah Zabel lift of the stay on her own ruling overturning Florida’s same-sex marriage ban should help the legal process for same sex couples to utilize Florida’s surrogacy laws without having to adopt the child after birth. Contact Marla Neufeld for more information on same sex surrogacy laws in Florida. Florida’s surrogacy statute only…

Surrogacy is an emotional experience that many people do not feel comfortable talking about. It is amazing to see celebrity, Elizabeth Banks talk about the emotional issues associated with her two surrogacy experiences. Banks on her surrogacy experience, “Both of my children were born via surrogate. I speak about it because I believe it will…

  On November 20th, Rabbi Goldberg of the Boca Raton Synagogue wrote a very meaningful blog post where he accurately described the pain and loneliness associated with infertility, especially in the Jewish community. He also discusses how infertility has impacted biblical figures in the Torah. Rabbi Goldberg states, “Well, those suffering are our loved ones. They…

Taking place over a ten year period, a Nebraska couple recently adopted their 8th child from the same birth mother. The adopting couple learned shortly after getting married that conceiving children naturally was “very unlikely” for them, so they decided try foster parenting which turned into 8 adoptions. According to the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute,…

A new guideline from the  American Academy of Neurology (AAN) and the  American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine (AANEM) recommends guidance on how doctors should evaluate the full picture—from symptoms, family history and ethnicity to a physical exam and certain lab test results—in order to determine what genetic tests may best diagnose a person’s…