Thinking About a Co-Parent Adoption Program?

Let our Surrogacy Lawyer Help!

If you are in an unconventional relationship and want to raise children, you can opt for egg donation or sperm donation. If you are unable to conceive, you may also use egg donation, sperm donation or both with a surrogate. A qualified surrogacy lawyer at Steven H. Snyder & Associates helps you draft a co-parenting agreement that:

• Explains the right of each parent
• Explains the responsibilities of each parent
• Brings co-parent adoption proceedings

Legal Proceedings

Legal proceedings are also started by a surrogacy attorney to obtain a court order that orders both parents’ names to be placed on the birth certificate. Since the biological parents’ names are automatically listed on the birth certificate, these legal proceedings take place prior to the birth of the child. This is so that the birth certificate can be filled out properly upon birth.

Co-Parenting Responsibilities

There are certain situations in which two people would like to co-parent a child. The most common situation is with same sex couples. The parties decide which partner carries the baby. In-vitro fertilization is used to create an embryo. During pregnancy, both parties attend doctors’ appointments and other activities, just as a heterosexual couple would. Upon the birth of the child, since all legal proceedings have been completed, both parties’ names are entered on the birth certificate. Another option for same sex parties is to use embryos donated by another woman.

A co-parenting agreement is already in place. Since marriage does not hold the parties’ together in their responsibilities, the co-parenting agreement is used to create legal standing for both parents to have access to medical records, school records, the ability to sign parent/guardian papers for school activities and other legal proceedings.

Contact an embryo donation lawyer at Steven H. Snyder & Associates today for help with your co-parent adoption legal needs.