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Do I receive a 1099?

Do I receive a 1099?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 8, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, taxes, 1099, claim, income, tax expert, accountant, turbo tax, tax season, money, gift, earn

What are some things I should know about a surrogacy birth that is different from my own birth?

What are some things I should know about a surrogacy birth that is different from my own birth?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 3, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, birth, pregnancy, pregnant, uterus, labor, hospital, birth center, baby, carry, gestational carrier, intended parents

Do I as the surrogate get to choose which fertility clinic I want to work with?

Do I as the surrogate get to choose which fertility clinic I want to work with?

Ask an expert!Guest UserFebruary 1, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, fertility, clinic, fertility clinic, choice, choose, intended parents, embryo, IVF, in vitro fertilization, agency, birth

What does the Texas abortion law mean for Texas surrogates and Intended parents?

What does the Texas abortion law mean for Texas surrogates and Intended parents?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 27, 2022Surrogate, surrogacy, Texas, abortion, law, court, judge, intended parens, jury, attorney, lawyer, government, uterus, women rights

Is the baby related to the surrogate?

Is the baby related to the surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 25, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, baby, born, birth, related, biological, DNA, intended parent, embryo, IVF, oven, carry, gestational surrogacy

Why do people decide to become surrogates?

Why do people decide to become surrogates?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 18, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, people, women, woman, decide, joy, gift, giving, love, fortunate, help, do good, caring, loving, care

What was your experience like being a surrogate?

What was your experience like being a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 13, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, experience, love, joy, kindness, excited, gift, grow, family, child, children, baby, pregnancy, pregnant

What does a surrogacy agency do?

What does a surrogacy agency do?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 11, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, agency, use, help, mediate, mediator, guide, instruct, teach, look out for, intended parents, organized, appointments, clinics

As a surrogate, will I get to meet the intended parents?

As a surrogate, will I get to meet the intended parents?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 6, 2022Surrogacy, meet, get to know, relationship, intended parent, parent, surrogate, baby, pregnancy, birth

Why should I become a surrogate?

Why should I become a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserJanuary 4, 2022Surrogacy, surrogate, why, should, gift, giving, joy, family, grow, pregnancy, birth, baby, twins, singleton, intended parents, parent

Can I change the litter box as a surrogate?

Can I change the litter box as a surrogate?

Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 30, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, litter box, cat, pets, change, scoop, poop, health, medical, doctor, ask

Why can't I leave my state in the third trimester of my surrogacy pregnancy?

Why can't I leave my state in the third trimester of my surrogacy pregnancy?

Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 28, 2021Surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, birth, birth certificate, pre birth order, post birth order, pregnancy, family

Would you do an independent surrogacy journey again?

Would you do an independent surrogacy journey again?

Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 16, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, independent, lawyers, attorney, legal, contract, agency, messy, organized, journey, gestational surrogate, gestational carrier

Do you keep in touch with the surrogacy baby you carried? What's that like?

Do you keep in touch with the surrogacy baby you carried? What's that like?

Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 14, 2021Surrogacy, baby, surrogate, family, birth, pregnancy, carry, keep in touch, contact, call, email, Facebook, social media, instagram, cards, photos, texts

What is a pre-birth order?

What is a pre-birth order?

Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 9, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, parents, birth, journey, pregnancies, twins, singleton, baby, family, kids, child, grow, gift, wonder, pre birth order, birth certificate, lawyer, law, judge, state, court, post birth order

How do your two surrogacy journeys compare? Differ?

How do your two surrogacy journeys compare? Differ?

Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 7, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, intended parents, parents, birth, journey, pregnancies, twins, singleton, baby, family, kids, child, grow, gift, wonder

What was it like being a surrogate to twins vs. a singleton?

What was it like being a surrogate to twins vs. a singleton?

Ask an expert!Guest UserDecember 2, 2021Surrogate, twins, singleton, triplets, baby, babies, birth, pregnancy, expert, carry, gestational carrier, gestational surrogate

Should I get my surrogate a gift for the holidays?

Should I get my surrogate a gift for the holidays?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 30, 2021Gift, holidays, surrogate, surrogacy, intended parents, birth, baby, Christmas, answer, questions, expert, present, get, buy, wrap, card

Do I need to adopt my child born via surrogacy?

Do I need to adopt my child born via surrogacy?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 25, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, adopt, child, born, birth, birth certificate, PBO, pre birth order, post birth order, expert, attorney, law, legal, court, judge, county, lawyer

How do I know if surrogacy is right for me?

How do I know if surrogacy is right for me?

Ask an expert!Guest UserNovember 16, 2021Surrogacy, surrogate, country, United States, nationwide, worldwide, states, law, legal, born, birth, pregnancy, pregnant, birth certificate