In 2010, California bill 2426 was signed into law, specifying how funds for surrogacy and egg donation must be managed in the state. California Family Code Section 7961 requires that client funds for assisted reproduction be deposited into one of two specific accounts: (1) An independent, bonded escrow depository maintained by a licensed, independent, bonded […]
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Lawyers knowledgeable in reproductive law enables egg donation to move forward as smoothly as possible and help individuals achieve their goals of parenthood.
In vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures allow couples in California and around the country who thought that they could never have children to enjoy the pleasures of parenthood. Fertilized embryos can even be frozen and stored for use later. The IVF facilities that offer fertility preservation services ask couples to sign documents that include cryopreservation and disposition provisions that state what should be done with frozen embryos in a divorce, but these agreements are often challenged in court.
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Importantly, many jurisdictions treat the use of a donor egg similarly to that of donated sperm, thus obviating the need for an adoption as the intended mother is considered the legal mother of the child.