Surrogacy Law – Gestational & Traditional Surrogacy

The Surrogacy Law Offices of Erickson Law will help guide Intended Parents and Surrogates by offering solid, fact-based information about an often confusing and emotion laden area of surrogacy law and surrogate law. To help people understand and think through the issues of surrogacy, our surrogacy lawyer Theresa Erickson provides Intended Parents and Surrogates both checklists (See Article, Beginning the Process) and warm, contemplative articles (See Articles and Media Appearance). When it comes to guiding Intended Parents and Surrogates through surrogacy law, Attorney Erickson offers our clients a powerful resource and a recipe for success. In addition, Attorney Erickson will provide you the highly specialized, private legal services that are needed to protect the parties’ legal rights, as well as the Intended Parents’ rights to their baby. While some surrogacy lawyers may confuse you with the details of the surrogacy process, Theresa M. Erickson can fully explain every aspect of surrogacy law
to you. In the event an egg or embryo donor is needed, please refer to our page
on egg donation or embryo donation.

Erickson Law will guide and assist you with the following:

• Advising the Parties as to their rights and responsibilities under surrogacy arrangement
• Preparing or reviewing the complicated surrogate agreement
• Referral to experienced surrogacy attorneys who are able to act as the independent counsel for your surrogate
• Preparing letters of release for the agencies and physicians involved in this surrogacy
• Providing agencies and physicians required updates as to the status of the surrogacy agreements
• Manage Funds in the Client Trust Account and ensure release of surrogate compensation and outstanding medical bills
• Prepare, circulate required court documents and make necessary court appearances to ensure that your names are placed on the baby’s original birth certificate at the hospital once the baby is born
• Provide the hospital staff and social workers with the required notice to ensure that the birth certificate is completed according to the order of the court
• Provide liaison between the state, county vital records and hospital to ensure that the birth certificate process is completed efficiently and properly
• For our out of country clients, assist in coordinating the legal aspects of registering your baby so that you can return to your country with your child
• Provide any additional legal services that may be necessary, especially in the event where parentage is disputed or in question