GESTATIONAL SURROGACY & ADOPTION IN IOWA, NEBRASKA, AND SOUTH DAKOTA
Looking for top-notch legal assistance with adoption, gestational surrogacy, and reproductive donation in Iowa, Nebraska, or South Dakota? Look no further than GO Law Firm. Our experienced attorneys specialize in a wide range of services, including embryo, sperm, and egg donation. Emilee Gehling, a distinguished member of the American Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys (AAARTA), leads our team of dedicated professionals, ensuring you receive the highest level of expertise and care.
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Adoption Attorneys
At Gehling Osborn Law Firm, we provide comprehensive legal services for adoptive parents, adoption agencies, and birth parents. Our skilled attorneys handle various adoption scenarios, including same-sex couples, family adoptions, contested cases, appeals, step-parent adoptions, and relative adoptions. Trust our team to guide you through the adoption process with professionalism and a positive approach.
Passionate Surrogacy Advocates
When it comes to gestational surrogacy, GO Law Firm is committed to helping you navigate this deeply personal journey. Drawing on our extensive experience in assisted reproduction, we offer guidance to both agency-assisted and independent surrogacy arrangements. Our legal services cover all aspects of surrogacy in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota, including surrogacy/gestational carrier contracts, pre-birth orders, parentage orders (post-birth orders), legal clearance letters, IVF clinic informed consent documents, agency service agreements, and health care proxies.
Expertise in Reproductive Donation
At GO Law Firm, our attorneys provide invaluable legal advice to donors, recipients, and industry professionals involved in egg, sperm, and embryo donation. We offer a comprehensive range of services, including drafting egg donation contracts, sperm donation agreements, embryo donation contracts, agency service agreements, egg bank agreements, sperm bank agreements, "Shared Risk" agreements, IVF clinic informed consent documents, future contact agreements, legal
clearance letters, and cryopreserved embryo agreements. Trust GO Law Firm to guide you through the intricate legal landscape of gestational surrogacy, adoption, and reproductive donation in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota. Contact us today for legal assistance in building your family.
Testimonials from Surrogates and Surrogacy clients in Iowa, Nebraska and South Dakota:
"As a two-time Gestational Surrogate from Nebraska, I can't recommend Emilee Gehling's law firm enough. I used her services for both of my journeys. She made the process easy to understand and stress-free. She is always available for questions and works quickly to provide necessary documents. As a surrogate from Nebraska, there is some trepidation working in Iowa. But that is quickly alleviated and I felt very well taken care of by Emilee. I hope to complete one last surrogacy journey and will once again choose Gehling Osborn Law to help me along the way."
Robyn D. surrogate from Nebraska
"Emilee was my attorney throughout my surrogacy process. She was very professional, got everything to me in a timely manner, and made sure I understood the court documents. Highly recommend her!"
A.S. surrogacy client from Iowa
"We hired Emilee to get a pre-birth order for our surrogacy journey. Emilee was clear and articulate at answering all our questions, and she was very professional and efficient at handling the entire process. We highly recommend her."
M. A. and O. A. surrogacy clients from South Dakota
"I'm a gestational surrogate in Nebraska, and I found Emilee Gehling on my journey to surrogacy. I saw that she was a lawyer who was experienced in surrogacy laws. Since Nebraska is a difficult State to pursue surrogacy, I knew she would be perfect for me. I'm so glad I found Emilee, she has been so wonderful to me and the intended parents to the child I am now carrying. I always had questions throughout this process, and Emilee always made sure that I had answers within 24-48 hours, either via phone or email. She never made me feel like I was stupid for asking my questions, and she definitely never made me feel like I was bothering her. Emilee really cares about surrogacy and has even helped testify with me in Nebraska to try and make surrogacy laws here more updated/easier to pursue surrogacy here. I highly recommend Emilee Gehling for your surrogacy attorney."
Rachael M. surrogate from Nebraska
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Nebraska a Surrogacy Friendly State?
Nebraska law makes compensated surrogacy agreements unenforceable. https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=25-21,200. The statute does not prohibit altruistic, or non-compensated surrogacy arrangements, which are, therefore, considered enforceable.
A genetic parent may establish their legal parentage of a child born through surrogacy through an affidavit process after birth. Non-genetic parents must complete a post-birth adoption process.
Is Iowa a Surrogacy Friendly State?
Yes. The Iowa Supreme Court has held a gestational surrogate agreement enforceable. In addition, the Iowa Administrative Code provides information regarding the process to establish legal parentage of parents through surrogacy in Iowa. Pre-birth orders and post-birth orders establish the legal parentage of genetic parents. A non-genetic parent must complete a step-parent adoption to be declared a legal parent by court order and be placed on the child’s birth certificate
Is South Dakota a Surrogacy Friendly State?
Yes. South Dakota does not have statutes which address gestational surrogacy. Courts establish legal parentage of parents through surrogacy in a pre-birth order process.
Do you need a surrogacy attorney in Iowa?
Yes. It is highly recommended to have an attorney involved in the drafting and negotiation of a gestational carrier agreement and to establish the legal parentage of intended parents, while ensuring that the gestational carrier does not have parental rights or obligations for a child born through gestational surrogacy.
Do you need a surrogacy attorney in South Dakota?
Yes. It is highly recommended to have an attorney involved in the drafting and negotiation of a gestational carrier agreement and to establish the legal parentage of intended parents, while ensuring that the gestational carrier does not have parental rights or obligations for a child born through gestational surrogacy.
Do you need a surrogacy attorney in Nebraska?
Yes. Having an attorney involved is especially important in Nebraska because of the Nebraska laws. It is highly recommended to have an attorney involved in the drafting and negotiation of a gestational carrier agreement.
How Much does a surrogacy attorney cost?
An attorney representing a gestational carrier or intended parent will charge hourly rates in accordance with their local market. A more experienced attorney will charge a higher rate to reflect their skill and experience. Because of the complexity of surrogacy laws, having an experienced attorney involved is important.
How do I get started on my surrogacy journey?
If you are an intended parent ready to get started on your journey, it is a good time to call an attorney to discuss the process of both the gestational carrier agreement and how your legal parentage will be established.