Finding Similarities Between Pregnancy and Life
There are women who generously give of their own bodies to be a surrogate for another family for the compensation she gets for it and this is something that is a very serious matter legally and financially. A woman who carries a child for another individual or a couple cannot really be adequately compensated. Many important aspects of surrogacy like the legal, financial, and psychological aspects are sometimes cloud by the emotional issues attached to this arrangement.
It is important for a surrogate to make the decision of either pursuing surrogacy arrangements herself with the intended parents or letting an agency handle the arrangements. IF you want to do it on your own, then you can simply advertise your services online and talk to couples who are interested and make arrangements with them. If you do it on your own, it is easy to forget many essential things about the arrangement if you find a charming couple seeking your services. However, things can go wrong when you are doing it on your own.
Below are some of the benefits of working with a surrogacy agency rather than doing surrogacy arrangements yourself.
One of the ways joining an agency is beneficial is because they can help you sort through legal issues. They can evaluate the laws of both the surrogate’s and the intended parents’ states to ensure all requirements are met. Every state has its own laws and particular requirements. The differences in laws explains why there are contracts that work in a situation and will not work in another.
There are psychological assessments for intended parents so that they can identify major psychological issues which are not always apparent or other issues that may surface before or after the surrogate is pregnant such as issues related to infertility, having a child who is no generically related or who is related to the other parent, feelings toward the surrogate once she is pregnant and many other issues.
An agency can identify important details of a surrogacy arrangement. It is good to identify and decide on issues of a surrogacy arrangement beforehand so that when they do arrive, there wont be a big discussion on this when parties disagree. If there is no careful examination of every aspect of the surrogacy arrangements by the agency, major problems can arise. With the help of an agency, major problems can be solved with their valuable input and guidance on all areas of the surrogacy agreement.
Agencies can also ensure that adequate funds are available, and they are able to manage funds during the entire process. In an agency, surrogates will not have to deal with late payments or with uncomfortable confraontations about financial matters.