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Legal Procedures in the Practice of Surrogacy – Paula Mahan, Attorney at Law

Paula Mahan, Attorney at Law, Mahan & Mahan Section I: Early History Hello, my name is Paula Mahan. I am an attorney licensed here in CA and I practice in a very limited area of Family Law. That limited area … Continue reading


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What Should I Do If I Want To Become a Surrogate Mother?

I can tell you what you don’t want to do. You don’t want to do it yourself. Continue reading


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Do I Gain Any Rights If The Intended Parents’ Marriage Ends During The Pregnancy?

No, your rights are really clearly defined in the contract. Continue reading


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Why Should I Have Separate Legal Representation?

Just as I said its important to have a contract, so you need to have someone explain what all the terms and all the conditions really mean. Continue reading


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If The Intended Parents Don’t Want The Baby, Will I Be Left With Him?

Absolutely not. The whole reason we have contracts which basically defines the relationships with parties is to make sure that in fact doesn’t happen. Continue reading


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If I’m Interested in being a Surrogate Mother or Intended Parent, what should I look for?

That is an interesting and well founded question. What you really need to think about is what your objective is. Continue reading


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How Important is a Contract, Really?

A contract is really important, not only for the standpoint of having everybody understand what their rights, their responsibilities , their obligations are. Continue reading


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Can you give us a legal overview of how Surrogacy has changed in California over the years?

Over the last 15 years, since Buzzanca v. Buzzanca, Surrogacy law specifically as it relates to the right, responsibilities and obligations of parties really hasn’t changed at all. Continue reading


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Do Donors have any Legal Rights?

Once a donation is made, its made. Continue reading


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If a Donor is used, and the Intended Parent’s marriage ends, does the biological parent have more rights than the other parent?

No, not in California under California law provided the couple do two things in the process of hiring a
surrogate to have their child. Continue reading


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What Happens if the Intended Parents Marriage Ends During the Pregnancy?

The agreement in question that we use, deals with that specific instance. Continue reading


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We have heard how some Couple’s funds were stolen by Surrogacy Agencies. How do I ensure that my money is safe?

In California, lawyers are licensed by the state bar. Continue reading


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Why Should the Surrogate Mother and Intended Parents have Separate Legal Representation?

In law, we are always concerned about conflicts of interest or avoiding the mere appearance of conflict of interest. Continue reading


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Why Should I do my Surrogacy in California?

California is the best state in the Country, in fact the best location in the world to do surrogacy. Continue reading


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Can the Surrogate Mother keep my Baby?

No, not in California under California law provided the couple do two things in the process of hiring a surrogate to have their child. Continue reading


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