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Kris Williams, right, and Rebekah Wilson with their son. Courtesy Kris William Some states, such as California and Washington, have laws that guarantee the parentage of parents through third party assisted reproductive technology (ART) and at the same time, have created simplified adoption processes for those parents. However, in other states, parents’ only option may be just an old-school style adoption. This happened to the recently decided case in Oklahoma Court where it g

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

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 states ) provides state disability insuran