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Wednesday, February 1st, 2012
1:05 am	Do Women Get Paid to Become Surrogate Mothers? The very real fear here is not only for the health of the woman wanting to be a surrogate but making sure that the proper surrogacy 'protocol' is followed. What does that mean exactly? If you are going 'Independent' there is still a certain order that should be followed. An example might look like this: (For an Independent Traditional Surrogacy Arrangement) 1) Intended Parents tested and Infertility Confirmed 2) Intended Father Sperm tested for quality and STD's, HIV and sperm is frozen for future use (some Reproductive Endocrinologists ( RE's) require quarantine of sperm for up to 6 months) 3) Find and Meet the surrogate (Make sure she meets all the requirements for a Traditional Surrogate) 4) Surrogate is medically AND psychologically tested 5) Contracts negotiated and signed BEFORE any medications are started (Yes, Some Traditional Surrogates (TS) are given medications) 6)During steps 4 and 5 a RE or Dr. office that specializes in Intrauterine Inseminations (IUI) is located ( This could be the same office used in step ONE, however, at times the surrogate maybe located hours or even states away so a new RE needs to be located for convenience) 7) Following RE's orders the IUI's are done during the TS's cycle in the RE's clinic.... I truly hope that in home inseminations are a thing of the past but somehow I doubt it and whatever money that maybe saved in the front end of this arrangement might not be worth the trade off, health risk or court battle. There are many infertile couples who have no hope of bearing a child on their own. However, surrogacy is another way for them to have children, through the aid of another woman. A surrogate mother will be pregnant with a child who is not her own. There are two types of surrogacy, namely traditional or genetic surrogacy and gestational surrogacy. The gestational one is considered to be legally safer among the two. Here the child the surrogate mother carries is in not biologically related to her. The egg and sperm are donated by the would-be parents. The sperm and egg are fertilized in a lab to make an embryo, which is then transplanted into the uterus of the surrogate mother. On the other hand, in the genetic surrogacy, the surrogate mother is also the donor of the egg. The legal process for surrogacy varies from state to state in United States. The state of Florida has clear rules and regulations for surrogacy. The only stipulation is that the parents must be married and living together. The couples who live together without being married are not eligible. A surrogacy agency will need to do background checks on both the parents and the surrogate mom, as a good safeguard measure. It has to have professionals working for them who will do a thorough job. It may take up to two to eight weeks to find the perfect surrogate mother. If the parents are particular about ethnicity of the surrogate mother, it might delay the process further. When it comes to payment, Florida allows for practical expenses to be met but direct compensation is not allowed. However, what expenses have to be met and the amount to be paid are negotiable between the concerned parties. Petition confirming the parental status has to be filed within three days of the birth of child with the help of a lawyer to guide every step of the process. florida surrogate Do women get paid to act as a surrogate mother? Yes, in most cases they do. And if the procedure doesn't work? It all starts over again, with more shots, more appointments, and more tests. She may be required to miss work, family occasions, and even place her children in daycare while attending mandatory doctor's appointments and traveling hundreds of miles for procedures. She may end up with multiples: twins, triplets, or more, in her attempt to assist another family. This can cause doctor ordered bed rest for weeks, or even months at a time. This may also require her to have surgery to delivery the babies, when she hasn't previously needed such surgery. (Comment on this)
12:59 am	Surrogacy, The Clever Way The person who the principal is authorizing to make medical decisions in their behalf is called the surrogate. Surrogate is defined as "someone who takes the place of another". A Designation of Health Care Surrogate form may also name a backup surrogate in case the first named surrogate is unable or unwilling to act in behalf of the principal. The surrogate cannot make medical decisions or consent to medical treatments on behalf of the principal until the principal is no longer able to make their own health care decisions and consent to medical treatments. The surrogate's authority ends when the principal regains the ability to make their own medical decisions and consent to medical treatments. When a surrogate is notified by the health care facility that they are now authorized to act on behalf of the principal due to the principal's present condition and the surrogate is not the husband or wife of the principal, the surrogate must notify the principal's spouse or adult children of the principal's designation of health care surrogate. The surrogate may also begin to make health care decisions on behalf of the principal now. If the principal had previously informed the surrogate as to what types of treatments he or she would or would not consent to under particular circumstances, the surrogate should make their decisions based on the principal's wishes. If the surrogate should have to make a decision about something that was not discussed with the principal, the surrogate should make their decision considering the principal's best interest when deciding. Before the surrogate makes a decision that was not discussed with the principal beforehand, the surrogate may ask for medical information and advice from the principal's health care providers and have access to the principal's medical records. The surrogate not only has the authority to consent to medical treatments for the principal, the surrogate may also decline suggested medical treatments or ask that medical treatments being administered to the principal be stopped or removed as well. The surrogate may also request that the principal's medical records be shared with another medical facility so that the surrogate could get a second opinion from a different physician and even request that the principal be transferred to a different health care facility. A Florida Living Will is a witnessed written declaration that is voluntarily signed by a competent adult. A Living Will legally provides the person's consent in the form of written instructions expressing their desire to withhold, withdraw, or continue life-prolonging procedures if they are unable to give their attending physician informed consent by intentionally communicating their wishes themselves. In a living will, a person may choose not to have any life-prolonging procedures applied at all, or only at a particular stage of their medical condition. As an example, a person may direct in their Living Will to have life-prolonging medical procedures applied if they have a terminal condition or an end stage condition, but that life-prolonging procedures that will artificially prolong the process of dying be removed if they are diagnosed as being in a persistent vegetative state. To determine the person's medical state, the attending physician and a second physician have to conduct separate examinations of the person before life-prolonging medical procedures may be withheld or withdrawn as directed by the person in their Living Will. Regardless of the instructions contained in the person's Living Will, the attending physician would still be allowed to administer medication or perform a medical procedure that would provide comfort to the person and to alleviate their pain. This is called palliative care. A person may also designate another person to act as their surrogate to carry out the person's directions made in their Living Will. If the person did not name a person to act as their surrogate, the attending physician would follow the directions the person made in their Living Will. A person who has completed a Living Will needs to provide a copy of it to their attending physician and their health care facility so it can be included in their medical records. florida surrogate (Comment on this)
12:53 am	Get Familiar With Probate Laws Of Your State Mardi Gras- The colors of Mardi Gras symbolize Faith, Power, and Justice. If you have faith in the power of the justice system to see to it that your assets are distributed fairly upon your death, you have probably had one too many Hurricanes. Without a Living Trust to distribute your assets, your wishes will be subject to the whims of a probate judge or the Florida Statutes. For smaller estates with no "family nuances," this may not pose a huge problem. However, for any estate over $75,000 or belonging to any member of a "nuclear family" (i.e. divorced parents, adopted children, unfavorable in-laws, children from prior marriages, etc.), a full probate administration could prove to be financially devastating to the family left behind. The easiest way to avoid probate completely is to distribute assets through a living trust. Valentine's Day- Estate planning isn't about you; it's about protecting those you love after you are gone. We pay for health insurance for our children because they might get sick. We pay for car insurance for our spouses because they might get into an accident. We also state that any assets that you forgot to put into the trust during your life should "pour over" into the trust immediately. The Will will also be used to name the guardian of your children. Financial Power of Attorney - If you become incapacitated, either unconscious or mentally unaware, you need to determine who you want to handle your financial affairs. This document is very important to have on file considering that most married couples travel and vacation together. If an accident occurs for one of them, it usually occurs for both. Designation of Health Care Surrogate - In a similar line of thought as the Financial Power of Attorney, if you become incapacitated, either unconscious or mentally unaware, you need to determine who you want to handle your medical decisions. In addition, the Designation of Health Care Surrogate should also state if you wish for your Surrogate to be able to view your medical records. Without this HIPAA language, the hospital will not allow your surrogate to view your records and make the informed decision. Living Will - If you are in an "end-of-life" condition, meaning that you are only being kept alive by machines, the hospital will continue to keep you alive artificially no matter what your wishes are and no matter how much it costs your family, unless you have a correctly executed living will which would allow your health care surrogate to give the doctor the authorization necessary to "pull the plug." Execution and Funding - The biggest mistakes I see when I review plans drafted by other attorneys are will execution and funding. I will be there to make certain that all of your documents are correctly executed. I will have my staff act as the witnesses and I will act as the notary. After the documents are signed, I will scan them and keep them on my computer, as well as on my offsite server, so that you can get a copy of them whenever you should need to. I will also help you fund the trust. Creating the trust is similar to building a safe; it can only protect what you put inside of it. I will draft the deeds necessary and walk you through the transferring of personal accounts into trust accounts. So many people wait until it's too late. Tomorrow isn't promised to any of us. If you truly care about your children and want to protect them both financially and emotionally after you are gone, it is imperative to get your estate plan in place as soon as possible.florida surrogate A disadvantage associated with this legal process is that you'll have to waste lots of money and time in dealing with the court proceedings. Sometimes, this can leave the heir bankrupt. Moreover, Probate laws state that if your assets are funded in some revocable trust then all the property automatically passes to the mentioned beneficiaries without undergoing any verification process in the courts and the entire process is kept very confidential. (Comment on this)