Experienced Crystal Lake, Illinois, Surrogacy Attorney

Surrogacy is a new and growing area of family law. The State of Illinois is one of a few states that allow gestational surrogacy agreements. The Law Office of Christopher Haaff in Crystal Lake, Illinois, is on the forefront of helping couples have a child through surrogacy.

Illinois Gestational Surrogacy Act

Illinois law provides for gestational surrogacy, which is the situation where the surrogate mother is not biologically related to the child she is carrying. The law provides that a parent-child relationship may be established by consent of the parties if certain conditions are met. The parties must enter a legal contract before entering into a surrogacy arrangement.

Careful Preparation and Attention to Detail

It is vital that all contracts and paperwork are complete before the intended parents and surrogate mother begin the process. It is important to make sure the information is accurate and complete, as one small mistake or oversight could result in the agreement being voided.

Surrogate mothers sometimes try to back out of these arrangements based on an emotional connection from carrying a child to term. Emotions aside, if that mother signed the agreement, we will hold her to the letter of the law and ensure your baby comes home with you.

At the Law Office of Christopher Haaff, we attend to all the details related to a surrogacy case. Completed paperwork must be certified and delivered to all parents, attorneys, and physicians involved. If at the time of birth, a doctor has not received the paperwork, the surrogate mother could become the legal mother with her name on the birth certificate. If there is a desire for her to now keep the child, there may be little that can stop the gestational surrogate. Therefore, it is critical that you have an experienced attorney review the paperwork to be sure everything is in place.

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