For Intended Parents and Embryo Donors:
Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing your Embryo Donation Agreement are vital tasks. Let us help.
When a couple or individual is using donated embryos, Meryl B. Rosenberg, Esq. and her team can draft and negotiate the Embryo Donation Agreement for you, or review an existing agreement drafted by another party’s attorney. An Embryo Donation Agreement details the rights and obligations for all parties — the recipients and the embryo donors. The agreement will cover everything, including parental rights, financial obligations, confidentiality, storage of unused embryos, medical expenses, and any limitations on future donations.
The Embryo Donation Agreement is a contract that defines, in considerable detail and in clear language, the responsibilities and the rights of everyone involved and formalizes the transfer of ownership of embryos from one party to another.
In all cases of an Embryo Donation, your rights and obligations must be clearly understood, detailed, and defined in an agreement that is drafted and negotiated by an attorney who understands the law and can ensure that your rights are clear and protected.
An Embryo Donation Agreement provides peace of mind.
When working with intended parents in an Embryo Donation, Meryl B. Rosenberg, Esq. and her team can ensure that all parties are represented by their own competent, independent legal counsel. Once the agreement is executed, we will issue a legal clearance letter for the IVF center indicating that the parties understand the issues set forth in the contract; they are proceeding with the arrangement voluntarily and without coercion; and all parties are in full agreement with the terms of the agreement. The legal clearance letter will detail any limitations regarding the disposition of any unused embryos for the IVF center.
Depending on where you reside, you may need added steps to secure your legal rights as parents. In assisted reproduction cases involving a gestational surrogate, you often will need to obtain a court order (otherwise referred to as a birth order or judgement) so that intended parents are legally recognized as the parents and name or names are on the birth certificate. With same sex couples, even if you are both listed on the birth certificate, you are advised to still have a court order recognizing both parents as the legal parents.
Look to us for professional help with this vital agreement and discussing any other legal proceedings advised — so that you can concentrate on building your family safely and securely.
