Connecticut Egg Donation Attorney

Today it is common for heterosexual and same-sex couples to use medical procedures to have a child biologically and/or genetically related to at least one of them. Couples contract with egg donors, sperm donors, surrogates, gestational carriers and, in many cases, a carrier and an egg donor for a variety of reasons, including fertility issues related to inactive ovaries, chemotherapy, age, or other conditions. At Worldwide Surrogacy Specialists, LLC., in Fairfield, Connecticut, our egg donation lawyers will assist you with the legal aspects of assisted reproductive technology (AFT), sperm donation, and ovum donation. Contact an ART lawyer at Worldwide Surrogacy for a consultation.

Egg Donation and In Vitro Fertilization

In egg donation, eggs are removed from the donor and fertilized by sperm from the sperm donor or Intended Father. The fertilized eggs, or embryos, are then stored or transferred into the uterus of the Intended Mother, gestational carrier (gestational surrogate).

Issues arise regarding who the legal parent is, unfortunately, when heterosexual or same-sex Intended Parents use a surrogate or carrier mother. However, Connecticut is very friendly toward Intended Parents. Egg donation contracts and other assisted reproduction contracts are most often honored and enforced in Connecticut. We have helped couples from all over the country and overseas to take advantage of Connecticut's favorable surrogacy laws.

Egg Donation Contracts

When entering a contract for egg donation it is important to understand the medical risks and legal consequences involved. Before we draft a contract we sit down with clients and explain the risks and legal consequences of egg donation.

In an egg donation contract it is critical to clearly state the parties' intentions, rights, and obligations including the intent of the parties to terminate the egg donor's parental rights to the child born from the gestation of her egg. Equally important in an egg donation arrangement is obtaining consent to the assisted reproductive procedure and the egg donor's voluntary consent to psychological and social disease testing.

For more information about egg donation, contact us to schedule a consultation.