On Monday morning, The Supreme Court handed down their decision in Pavan v. Smith, a case coming out of Arkansas stating that states cannot deny same sex married couples from listing both parents on the birth certificate of their child. However, it is important to remember that having your name on your baby’s birth certificate only provides a presumption of parentage. Birth certificates are used primarily as a method of data gathering about babies and the people who give birt

All too often we, as experts in our field, become so driven to do what we think is right or best that we forget that it is our ethical duty not to simply tell our clients what to do, but rather to educate and present options to them so that they may make those decisions themselves. It is the client who can best make the decision as to the level of legal integration that is right for him or her, and it is the client who is in charge of making that decision. For instance, when

In the contract between Intended Parents and Donor/Surrogate, specific promises are made. Some of those promises have defined legal meanings. For example, you have heard about a warranty in regular life- when you buy a new computer or vacuum, for example. When you read the word warranty in the contract with Parents/Donor/Surrogate, I am sure your first thought was that this is not like a car or toaster, come on, Christina! Keep reading, I promise to show you how they are si