Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorney

Under Florida law, those looking to start a family are able to legally “adopt” an embryo. Unlike with traditional adoption, when using a donated embryo, the providers of the genetic material have no parental rights to the resulting child, however, it is important to have a contract in place to reflect the parties intent in…

Grey’s Anatomy star, Ellen Pompeo appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live recently where she discussed her newborn daughter Sienna May born through her top-secret surrogacy process. Kimmel made light of the subject by asking, “Pardon my ignorance on this,” he said to Pompeo. “When you have the baby through a surrogate, does your husband, uh, visit her in the…

Talk about an interesting perk from your employer…Facebook and Apple are now among the first Silicon Valley tech companies covering the expense of egg freezing procedures for employees.Both companies already offer benefits for adoption and fertility treatments, but this marks their first foray into covering egg freezing, which costs at least $10,000 per round plus…

Just a fun article about a baby gorilla named Kamina who was abandoned by her mother at the Oklahoma City Zoo, so she was shipped to Cincinnati to be cared for by zoo staff. “It’s something that Curator of Primates Ron Evans and the rest of his team are experienced with. They just acted as surrogate to another baby…

Interesting article in the New York Times about how the states differ in how surrogacy is treated. This is why many people use surrogate’s in Florida because of our Florida friendly laws towards surrogacy.

Surrogacy is such an incredible option for individuals or families looking to start or build a family. Florida is a surrogacy friendly state since the regulations for surrogacy are established by law and many people from around the county and the world come to Florida to use a surrogate. Some people also travel outside of the…

My surrogacy journey from deciding to use a surrogate to a confirmed pregnancy test took approximately six (6) months. After a medical doctor determines that surrogacy is indicated for the intended parents (medical clearance is statutorily required in Florida), the general “baby” steps in a surrogacy journey are as follows: 1)    The intended parents…

Marvin Gaye’s soulful and famous song, “Let’s Get It On”, is commonly associated with romps in the bedroom which I’m sure on countless occasions has led to the birth of many children around the world. Music is indeed a powerful tool in many aspects of life, as shown in a recent Spanish research project linking…