Will my surrogacy compensation affect my taxes? Company UpdatesJanelle DoddMay 9, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questions about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, surrogacy choices, surrogacy agency fee, surrogate compensation, surrogacy expenses, escrow for surrogacy, affording surrogacy, surrogacy compensation, will surrogacy compensation affect my taxes, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
What is the difference between gestational surrogacy and traditional surrogacy? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 23, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices, questions about surrogacy, steps of surrogacy, changes during surrogacy, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, traditional surrogacy, traditional surrogate, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
What is the surrogacy agency fee for, and what am I paying for? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteApril 11, 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 preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families, surrogacy agency fee, surrogate compensation, surrogacy expenses, escrow for surrogacy, affording surrogacy
How do you choose who the case manager is during a surrogacy journey? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteApril 9, 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 preferences, surrogacy choices, bright futures families, conceiving bright futures, growing families
How many people do we work with during this process at the surrogacy agency? Ask an expert!Janelle DoddApril 4, 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 preferences, surrogacy choices, 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
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
What if we need re-matched? How does that work? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteMarch 14, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices
Do surrogates get to choose the parents they help? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteMarch 12, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting, matching preferences, surrogacy choices
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
Do surrogates and intended parents know each other beforehand? Ask an expert!Jennifer WhiteFebruary 15, 2024surrogacy matching, surrogate match meeting, gestational surrogacy, gestational surrogate, intended parent, surrogacy 101, surrogacy agency, questios about surrogacy, surrogacy basics, surrogacy steps, surrogacy journey, match meeting
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
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
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