Colorado Surrogacy Law
David Herrera, Esq.
3600 South College Ave
Suite 204
Fort Collins, CO 80525
ph: 970-498-9999
fax: 970-472-5365
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Services
Assisting Family Formation Through and Reproductive Technology Law by:
- Advising the Parties as to their legal rights and responsibilities under surrogacy, gestational carrier, Sperm donation and egg donation arrangements and trends in reproductive technology law;
- Preparing or reviewing the complicated traditional surrogacy agreement;
- Preparing or reviewing the complicated gestational carrier agreement;
- Preparing or reviewing the complicated egg donation agreement;
- Referral and collaboration with other experienced Surrogacy or Gestational Carrier attorneys who are able to act as the independent counsel for your surrogate or egg donor
- Preparing letters of release, affidavits, and “chain of custody” assistance for the agencies and physicians involved in surrogacy or Gestational Carrier arrangements
- Providing Intended Parents, escrow agents, agencies and physicians updates as to the status of the Surrogacy or Gestational Carrier agreements or the Egg Donation agreement;
- Managing Funds in the Client Trust Account and ensuring release of donor compensation, costs and if provided for, outstanding medical bills;
- Providing all other legal services that may be necessary to help you establish your legal rights to your baby including court appearances and filings;
- Prepare, distribute and file required court documents and make court appearances to ensure that the intended parents’ names are placed on the baby's original birth certificate at the hospital when baby is born
- Provide the physicians, hospital staff and social workers with all required notices to be sure the birth certificate is completed according to the order of the court
- Provide legal liaison between the state, county vital records and the hospital to be sure the birth certificate process is properly completed
- Provide any additional legal services by a reproductive lawyer that may be necessary, especially in the event where parentage is disputed or in question.
- Assist in coordinating the international legal aspects of registering your baby so that you can return to your home country with your child
In regards to the following services:
Traditional and Gestational Surrogacy
Traditional surrogacy is done via Artificial Insemination, with the surrogate using her egg and another man's sperm. A Traditional Surrogacy uses her own eggs and the Intended Parents sperm to create the baby, generally with no hormone medication.
Gestational surrogacy (also known as host uterus) is an infertility treatment provided to couples who can form normal embryos but it is medically advised or necessary for these embryos to develop within the womb (uterus) of a gestational carrier (host) rather than the biologic mother (egg donor). Gestational surrogacy can be a highly effective treatment but, as with conventional In Vitro Fertilization, success cannot be guaranteed. The gestational surrogate has no genetic link to the baby that she carries.Egg donation and Embryo Donation
The process of egg donation is great for providing couples a second chance at creating a family. Along with the joy of having the opportunity to be a part of the egg donor process, several associated risks and issues may arise. These may include; miscarriage, multiple births such as twins or triplets, and compensation issues.In Vitro Fertilization (IVF)
A procedure that involves removing eggs from a woman's ovaries and fertilizing them in the laboratory. The resulting embryos are then transferred into the woman's (or surrogate’s) uterus through the cervix.ARtificial Insemination
The act of placing sperm into the female reproductive tract. Doctors may perform intrauterine inseminations (IUIs) or cervical inseminations (ICIs) depending on the quality of sperm.
3600 South College Ave
Suite 204
Fort Collins, CO 80525
ph: 970-498-9999
fax: 970-472-5365
dmlaw
