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- The intended parents should acquire an attorney who
will help the couple review the Gestational Carriers insurance,
draft the contract, administer the escrow and obtain the
court order allowing the intended/biological parents to
be placed on the birth certificate of the child(ren) resulting
from the IVF/Embryo Transfer.
- The insurance policy of the intended parents is reviewed
with their attorney to determine the extent of coverage
available for the medical procedure.
- An IVF clinic must be picked by the Intended Parents.
- The intended parents are screened for any sexually
transmitted diseases at the clinic of their choice.
- The intended parents obtain a carrier.
- The escrow account is set up from which all the carrier’s
expenses and payments will be made.
- A criminal background check and home study are completed
on the carrier and her husband/partner.
- The carrier and her husband/partner obtain a psychological
and medical evaluation at the clinic.
- The insurance policy of the carrier is reviewed by
an attorney to determine the extent of coverage available
for the carrier.
- The contract
between the intended parents and the carrier is drafted.
- The carrier must receive separate legal representation
to protect her interests. Independent counsel is necessary
to make sure all parties are comfortable with the arrangement.
This lessens the possibility of misunderstandings occurring
between the parties.
- The contract is signed, the carriers’ fee is
put into the escrow account and the medical process commences.
- If pregnancy is achieved, a court order is obtained
in the carrier’s resident state (this
is possible in many states). It instructs the hospital
to place the intended parents names on the birth certificate
of any child born as a result of this arrangement.
- An attorney will guide the intended parents through
the process of obtaining newborn insurance coverage for
the baby’s hospital stay after birth.
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