This year represents a milestone for intended parents and surrogates in New York. Compensated surrogacy became legal in February 2021 in the state, culminating a years-long effort to provide protections for surrogates and giving intended parents a state-of-the-art law supporting all families. Our surrogacy agency, which has an office in NYC, already has established relationships with […]
Category: Surrogacy – Legal Matters
Celebrating Legalization of Surrogacy in New York
How a Surrogate Can Prepare for Contract Negotiations
Whether you’re a first-time surrogate in the Bay Area or an experienced gestational carrier in New York, moving into the contract negotiations phase of your journey may bring up lots of questions. As a gestational carrier, understanding what goes into your surrogacy contract will help prepare you for when it happens. Some helpful considerations when […]
The History of Surrogacy—And its Future
Surrogacy’s history can really be divided into 2 eras: the time before the Baby M case and everything that’s occurred since that groundbreaking legal ruling. Understanding the history of surrogacy can also provide us a glimpse of its future as support grows for making it legal to pay gestational surrogates in all states. Modern surrogacy […]
Gestational vs. Traditional Surrogacy
Defining the difference between gestational and traditional surrogacy in biological terms is straightforward. Understanding the legal and emotional differences between the 2 methods is a bit more complicated. As a trusted, experienced surrogacy agency, we offer gestational surrogacy through our California, New York, and Massachusetts offices. Before in vitro fertilization became more common, individuals or […]
Surrogacy Law Changes in Sweden
We’ve got exciting news in surrogacy law in Sweden! There was a positive decision out of Sweden recently concerning a child born through surrogacy in the United States. On December 17, 2019, the Swedish Supreme Court decided that a US court decision on maternity should be recognized in Sweden. Prior to this decision, a foreign […]
Negotiating Your Surrogacy Contract: For Intended Parents
Negotiating Your Surrogacy Contract It’s a wonderful thing when intended parents match with a surrogate. As their journey together commences, they develop a relationship like no other. Part of what helps this relationship be successful is having a surrogacy contract – or what Circle calls a Carrier Agreement – in place. There are certain topics […]
Why Isn’t Surrogacy in New York Legal Yet?
New York is one of three states that currently prohibit surrogacy directly by statute. You may have heard that the law in New York which criminalizes compensated surrogacy is changing. Perhaps you also heard that there is a new law trying to address this law about surrogacy in New York. The New York surrogacy law […]
Intended Parents: Why Should You Establish Guardianship for Your Child?
We understand that establishing guardianship for your child may not be at the top of your list of things to think about prior to beginning a surrogacy journey. Legal topics like guardianship can often seem overwhelming or confusing. At Circle, we have a full legal staff that are here to help! What is a Guardian? […]
What Do I Do with My Embryos?
What are the options for my created embryos? Written by Dr. Vicken Sahakian from Pacific Fertility Center and Circle Surrogacy. The In Vitro Fertilization (IVF) process can be emotional and complicated, not to mention one that takes much longer than hopeful intended parents desire. When you begin the IVF process, there is planning to be […]
State Surrogacy Laws: Become a Surrogate in Your State
Are you interested in becoming a surrogate with Circle? Surrogacy laws vary from state to state. Each state has unique rules and regulations around surrogacy and it is critical that all laws are followed when becoming a surrogate. Currently, gestational surrogacy is legal in 46 U.S. states, meaning that women can legally enter into a […]