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Classical Surrogacy Originally, the idea of surrogate pregnancy arose from the use of a sperm from a male, combined with the egg of the surrogate, to produce a child from which the genetic mother would seek no relationship.  Prior to the modern development of in vitro fertilization, most couples used some form of guided insemination to impregnate the surrogate mother.  There were obvious limits on such relationships, as these would only be effective in resolving female-factor barriers to pregnancy (e.g. infertile mother), and also created possible legal conflicts in the event the surrogate changed her mind.  These kinds of arrangements suffered primarily due to a lack of legal structure, as most states would not take affirmative action to protect the original intent of the parties.  Gestational Surrogacy  With the advances in artificial reproductive technology, labs can remove the eggs and sperm of the parents, which creates a wide variety of scientific solutions to the various biological barriers to pregnancy.  Additionally, if the interest of the intended parents is to parent a genetically related child, the resulting blastocyst or embryo can be inserted in any willing participant, even if not the original parent.  In most of these situations, a gestational surrogate is commissioned to carry the embryo of the commissioning parents or a donor.  It may be the egg of the commissioning mother, for example, who may be able to get pregnant but not carry the child.  It may also be the biological father and a donor, with the intention of the biological father and his spouse will adopt the child.  These methods of gestational surrogacy also open up opportunities for same-sex couples, which are limited by law in their ability to adopt children under most states’ laws. If you have a situation requiring legal representation for a surrogacy contract, get your no-obligation consultation by contacting Corless Zinober FL  at 866-969-2889.