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Introduction It’s widely understood that treatment for infertility such as IVF or artificial insemination and pregnancy expenses are deductible medical expenses under IRS Tax Code section 213. A question intended parents have asked us as their surrogacy lawyer , if infertility and pregnancy treatments are deductible, what about medical expenses or costs incurred in surrogacy or egg donation, as these are also treatments for infertility? What about surrogacy and egg donatio

If you are venturing into surrogacy, one of the first steps is to find the right agency as an intended parent for a smooth process....

Right after a successful surrogacy journey, intended parents can look forward to bringing home their newborn child. The first days at home are important for bonding between parent and child and intended parents deserve to take time off from work. But the question is, how does one get the time? If you are an intended parent, you might be wondering if you can get paid parental leave for your child born through surrogacy. If you are living in California, the answer is yes, paren

Why SDI Matters in Surrogacy Contracts Pregnancy and childbirth can require a surrogate to take time off work, and that is why gestational surrogacy contracts provide for lost wages for the gestational carrier, so that she doesn’t suffer personal losses for undergoing the journey. Typically, lost wages under a surrogacy contract will up to extend 4-8 weeks beyond a birth. This can be very expensive for the intended parents, but fortunately in California (among a few other st

The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a federal law that was enacted in 1993 and provides eligible employees with up to 12 weeks of unp