Surrogacy Agreement

In order to proceed with a surrogacy arrangement, the Fertility Clinic will require that there is a formal Gestational Surrogacy Agreement (“GSA”) in place. The GSA is a detailed document that includes provisions to govern ALL matters that will (or could possibly) come up in a surrogacy arrangement. As examples, the Surrogate’s conduct during pregnancy, the requirement to follow medical requirements during pregnancy, the Surrogate’s surrender of rights after birth, the protocol of expense reimbursement, etc.
Typically we would act for the Intended Parent(s) (“IPs”) and prepare an initial draft of the GSA. We would then send this draft to the lawyer for the Surrogate that we have assigned. Typically this lawyer would be both experienced in surrogacy matters and also familiar with our form of GSA (which generally keeps costs down for the IPs). Once the GSA is finalized and executed, a Legal Clearance letter is sent to the applicable Fertility Clinic and the medical processes may begin.
We have relationships with reputable surrogacy agencies in Canada and the United States.
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