I co-parent with my ex-husband. Does this count as raising my own child for surrogacy purposes? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddNovember 14, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, surrogacy explained, advanced babysitter, extreme babysitter, psychological screening, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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What happens if my surrogate is in breach of contract? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddOctober 8, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, surrogacy explained, advanced babysitter, extreme babysitter, psychological screening, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
After the birth, will I, as a surrogate, have a hard time giving the baby to the intended parents? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddSeptember 24, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, surrogacy explained, advanced babysitter, extreme babysitter, psychological screening, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
After the birth, can I, as a surrogate, stay in contact with the intended parents and the baby? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddSeptember 12, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, relationship with intended parents, relationship with surrogate, after surrogacy journey, after the birth, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddSeptember 3, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to friends and family, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, donor conceived, donor conceived person, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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Do the parents tell the child they were born from a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddAugust 1, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, explain surrogacy to friends and family, explain surrogacy to children, surrogacy explained, legal parents, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, donor conceived, donor conceived person, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
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Whose name is on the birth certificate of a child born from a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddJuly 11, 2024surrogacy 101, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, surrogate, surrogacy, surrogacy basics, intended parents, become a surrogate, surrogacy agency, surrogacy questions, surrogates family, birth certificate, gestational carrier agreement, PBO, prebirth order, prebirth parentage order, legal parents, legal contract, surrogacy agreement, surrogacy arrangement, apply today, apply now, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
Do surrogates and intended parents stay in contact after the birth? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddMarch 28, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preference, relationship with intended parents, relationship with surrogate, relationship with gestational carrier, surrogacy agreement, stay in touch, do surrogates and intended parents stay in touch, postpartum, after surrogacy journey, after surrogate pregnancy, after the surrogate birth
