My friend might be pregnant and she wants to be a surrogate for me. We are wondering what you have to do legally to be able to give the baby to my husband and I. We live in Arkansas so if anyone knows please let us know or let us know where we could get the information without going to a lawyer or counselor. Also if you know the what the price would be if you have to have legal papers done.
2007-06-09 16:33:01 · 3 answers · asked by lilbadgirl9898 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Well first of all, if your friend is already pregnant and it is not your egg/sperm, then she is not a surrogate. It is her baby and you will need to adopt it if you want the baby. There are a lot of legal matters in this. First of all, both the mother and father of the baby have to terminate their parental rights. You have to go to court to do this. In order to adopt, you will have to have a social worker inspect your home, income, basically invade your life and approve you for adoption. Then you have to have adoption papers drawn up. You will NEED a lawyer to do all of this because there is no standard form for it. They are all individual because they include visitation specifications for the biological parents. There is a LOT involved in legally adopting a baby and you will need a lawyer for all of it. Prices for that depend on who you go through. Some lawyers charge more than others but without one, it will be nearly impossible to successfully make the adoption legal. There are simply no short cuts when it comes to raising someone else's baby.
2007-06-09 16:54:19 · answer #1 · answered by Rachel F 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If your husband claims to be the father, then couldn't he just sign the birth certificate?
2014-04-26 04:13:06 · answer #2 · answered by Saffire 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Adoption is the legal method to cure the issue of surrogacy. The transfer of the custody of the child must be properly documented so that there will be no conflicts in the future.
2007-06-09 16:51:13 · answer #3 · answered by FRAGINAL, JTM 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋