What does my case manager do? Industry NewsJanelle DoddMarch 19, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, surrogacy agency, case manager, case management, gestational carrier, intended parent, intended parents, day in the life, surrogacy journey, schedule, third party, navigating surrogacy, become a surrogate, intended parent consult
Did The New Alabama IVF Protection Law Fix The State's Embryo Problem? Above the LawJanelle DoddMarch 14, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, egg donor, gamete, attorney, Alabama, Alabama Legislature, Supreme Court of Alabama, Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, Kay Ivey, IVF protection bill, children, Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, destroyed, wrongful death, extrauterine unborn children, Europe, European, fertility clinic, cryogenic nursery, frozen embryos, negligence, emotional distress, damages, embryonic children, loss of human life, claims, court claim, court case, trial, jury, zone of danger, emotional injury, physical injury, law professor, Dov Fox, judicial system, reproductive negligence, manslaughter, Alabama Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Parker, personhood, IVF, in vitro fertilization, ethics, ethical issues, ethical standards, Australia, New Zealand, law attorney, Sarah Jefford, Australia’s Prohibition on Human Cloning, Australian legislation, Australian law, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Iron Bowl State, Kate Shaw, podcast, Strict Scrutiny, Constitution’s Establishment Clause, federal, abortion drug, mifepristone, fetal personhood, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Alabama state legislature, U.S. Donor Conceived Council, USDCC Vice President Tyler Levy Sniff, donate embryo, embryo donation, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, Federal Advocacy Day, Access to Family Building Act, blanket immunity, Birth Rights and Wrongs: How Medicine and Technology are Remaking Reproduction and the Law, Professor Jill Wieber Lens
5 Things You Should Know About The Alabama Declaration That Embryos Are People Above the LawJanelle DoddFebruary 29, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, egg donor, gamete, attorney, Alabama, Saturday Night Live, social media, memes, Supreme Court of Alabama children, Alabama Wrongful Death of a Minor Act, LePage v. Center for Reproductive Medicine, destroyed, wrongful death, extrauterine unborn children, children, Europe, European, fertility clinic, cryogenic nursery, frozen embryos, negligence, emotional distress, damages, embryonic children, loss of human life, claims, court claim, court case, trial, jury, zone of danger, emotional injury, physical injury, law professor, Dov Fox, judicial system, reproductive negligence, manslaughter, Alabama Supreme Court’s Chief Justice Parker, personhood, IVF, in vitro fertilization, ethics, ethical issues, ethical standards, Australia, New Zealand, law attorney, Sarah Jefford, Australia’s Prohibition on Human Cloning, Australian legislation, Australian law, US Supreme Court, United States Supreme Court, Iron Bowl State, Kate Shaw, podcast, Strict Scrutiny, Constitution’s Establishment Clause, federal, abortion drug, mifepristone, fetal personhood, U.S. Supreme Court Justice, Alabama state legislature, U.S. Donor Conceived Council, USDCC Vice President Tyler Levy Sniff, donate embryo, embryo donation, RESOLVE: The National Infertility Association, Federal Advocacy Day, Access to Family Building Act
A Day in the Life of a Gestational Carrier/Intake Coordinator and Case Manager LGBTQGuest UserFebruary 20, 2024the surrogate, ensuring that funds are managed efficiently, ethically, the fund manager ensures that the funds are handled responsibly, transparently, medical professionals, legal advisors, providing regular financial statements to the intended parents, the fund manager fosters transparency, minimizes financial risks, ensuring that the funds are not misused or mishandled; however, because funds are disbursed upon request, guidance, it is still essential to emphasize the importance of escrow, even with the involvement of a surrogacy agency, including payments to the surrogate, even with the support of a surrogacy agency, and it is crucial to navigate them carefully. Choose a professional, as well as the role of a surrogacy escrow fund manager, transparent, affordable, and reliable escrow services to Intended Parents, Surrogates, Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, money management, contract, tracking, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Denmark Passes New Pro-Surrogacy Regulations Above the LawJanelle DoddFebruary 15, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, Denmark, Danish government, surrogacy-supportive, parentage, compensated surrogacy, surrogacy for compensation, surrogate compensation, altruism, altruistic surrogacy, noncompensated, noncompensated surrogacy, Europe, European, same-sex intended parents, Colorado, United States, surrogacy-friendly, IWTPABIY, I Want To Put A Baby In You, podcast, human rights, birth certificate, parental rights, European Court of Human Rights, K.K. and Others v. Denmark, Ukraine, Ukranian law, Danish Supreme Court, ECHR, parent-child relationship, nongenetic parent, age of surrogate, surrogate criteria, surrogate requirements, surrogate eligibility, guardianship
Access To Family Building Bill Looks To Federally Protect IVF Above the LawJanelle DoddFebruary 1, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, Access To Family Building, Access To Family Building Bill, state legislature, senator, representative, state senator, state representative, Tammy Duckworth, Senator Tammy Duckworth, Susan Wild, Congresswoman Susan Wild, reproductive health, assisted reproductive services, fertility treatment, fertilization, unborn child, human fetus, abortion, Oklahoma, Respect for Marriage Act, Justice Thomas, Dobbs, Supreme Court, Roe v. Wade, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, Congress, Marriage Protection Act, genetic material, Louisiana, juridical persons, ovum, Right to Build Families Act, Federal Advocacy Day, RESOLVE, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, ASRM, U.S. Senator, United States Senator, US Senator
Pennsylvania Appellate Court Issues Important Win For Parents Using Assisted Reproduction Above the LawJanelle DoddJanuary 18, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Court of Appeals, Pennsylvania Supreme Court, court of appeals, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, legal dispute, contract, legal contract, agreement, written contract, written agreement, consent, designation of embryos, custody, custody dispute, custodial rights, disposition of embryos, offspring, parallel language, Superior Court of Pennsylvania, Junior v. Glover, genetic, genetics, genetic connection, dna, nonbiological parent, Nicole Junior, Chanel Glover, marital assumption, nonbirthing parent, Pennsylvania law, Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, AAML, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorney, Philadelphia Legal Assistance, Philadelphia Family Pride, intent-based parentage, CJ v JH, Judge J. King, Helen Casale, same-sex couple
Oregon Supreme Court Rules On Messy Multimillionaire Heir, Egg Donor Case Above the LawJanelle DoddJanuary 11, 2024bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, Oregon, Oregon Supreme Court, Oregon Court of Appeals, court of appeals, heir, multimillionaire, egg donor, egg donation, gamete, gamete donation, sperm donor, sperm donation, attorney, legal dispute, Jordan Schnitzer, philanthropist, Cory Sause, contract, legal contract, agreement, written contract, written agreement, Nudelman, Nudelman agreement, consent, designation of embryos, custody, custody dispute, custodial rights, disposition of embryos, offspring, parallel language, Lehr v. Robertson, Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, AAAA, American Society for Reproductive Medicine, ASRM, RESOLVE: the National Infertility Association, Robin Pope
Can I share our surrogacy journey on social media? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 28, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Do I have to have health insurance to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 26, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Prominent Fertility Doctors Accused Of Using Their Own Sperm On Patients Above the LawJanelle DoddDecember 21, 2023bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, Omega, insurance, insurance for surrogacy, surrogacy insurance, surrogacy insurance scandal, insurance company, insurance companies, surrogacy journey, insurance for surrogacy journey, insurance premium, insurance premiums, insurance coverage, insurance scandal, PregnancyCare, Omega Family Services, LyfGro Insurance Solutions, Prime Insurance Solutions, DBA, doing business as, company name, company names, business name, business names, business name change, bankrupt, bankruptcy, agency, insurance agency, surrogacy agency, liquidation, Omega Insurance Company SP, Performance Insurance Company SPC, Cayman Islands, joint official liquidators, JOL, State of Oregon, Oregon, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Financial Regulation, Robert Y. Park, Robert Y Park, Robert Park, AXA, State National, Oregon State Law, Lisa Stark Hughes, SEEDS, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, ART Risk, ART Risk Financial & Insurance Solutions, SurroPlans
Is it required that I have had a previous pregnancy before I can become a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 21, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Do you send out 1099s to your surrogates? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 14, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
How did you explain to your kids that you were going to be a surrogate? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 12, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Is the surrogate the biological mother of the child? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 7, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Can I apply to be a gestational carrier if I am currently breastfeeding my child? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddDecember 5, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
How many embryos will be transferred? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddNovember 30, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
More Bad News For Victims Of A Surrogacy Insurance Scandal Above the LawJanelle DoddNovember 30, 2023bright futures families, assisted reproductive technology, assisted reproduction, ART, infertility, fertility, surrogacy, LGBTQ, surrogate, surrogacy arrangement, reproductive material, gametes, embryo, sperm, egg, intended parents, lawsuit, Above The Law, Above The Law article, Ellen Trachman, traditional surrogacy, gestational surrogacy, Omega, insurance, insurance for surrogacy, surrogacy insurance, surrogacy insurance scandal, insurance company, insurance companies, surrogacy journey, insurance for surrogacy journey, insurance premium, insurance premiums, insurance coverage, insurance scandal, PregnancyCare, Omega Family Services, LyfGro Insurance Solutions, Prime Insurance Solutions, DBA, doing business as, company name, company names, business name, business names, business name change, bankrupt, bankruptcy, agency, insurance agency, surrogacy agency, liquidation, Omega Insurance Company SP, Performance Insurance Company SPC, Cayman Islands, joint official liquidators, JOL, State of Oregon, Oregon, Department of Consumer and Business Services, Division of Financial Regulation, Robert Y. Park, Robert Y Park, Robert Park, AXA, State National, Oregon State Law, Lisa Stark Hughes, SEEDS, Society for Ethics in Egg Donation and Surrogacy, ART Risk, ART Risk Financial & Insurance Solutions, SurroPlans
What is escrow? Why do you need it for surrogacy? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddNovember 28, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey
Insurance - what is needed and how is it used? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddNovember 21, 2023Surrogacy, escrow, funding, agency, SeedTrust, affordable, money management, contract, tracking, transparent, reproductive, fertility, surrogate, intended parent, reliable, company, third party, journey