The Relationship Between Surrogates And Intended Parents With Alexis Cirel

Katherine Miller — Fri, 23 Apr 2021 15:53:28 +0000

EP: 149

Alexis Cirel

The Relationship Between Surrogates And Intended Parents

Divorce Dialogues · The Relationship Between Surrogates And Intended Parents With Alexis Cirel

Alexis Cirel serves as partner in the Matrimonial and Family Law Group at Warshaw Burstein. Alex is also a recognized leader in the area of reproductive family law, and she was instrumental in the recent passage of the Child-Parent Security Act (CPSA) , the legislation that legalizes gestational surrogacy in New York and ensures protections for New York families formed through assisted reproduction.

On this episode of Divorce Dialogues, Alexis joins Katherine to discuss how the relationship between the surrogate and intended parents is formed, explaining what motivates women to serve as surrogates and how the CPSA provides a team of support for all involved. She walks us through the extensive provisions required by law in every surrogacy agreement and describes how negotiated provisions can be tailored specifically to the parties involved. Listen in for Alexis’s insight on how surrogates are compensated and learn how the surrogacy process can both put stress on a marriage and bring intended parents together.

Topics Covered

How the Child-Parent Security Act legalized gestational surrogacy in New York State

Why the CPSA is considered the gold standard for assisted reproductive technology

How the relationship between the surrogate and intended parents is formed

What motivates women to serve as surrogates

How the CPSA builds in ongoing protections to make sure the relationship between the surrogate and intended parents thrives throughout the process

The extensive provisions required by law in every surrogacy agreement

How negotiated provisions can be tailored to the specific parties involved

How surrogates are compensated and what a surrogate might ask for beyond base compensation

Where to find resources for professionals involved in the surrogacy process

The financial, mental and emotional challenges associated with entering into a surrogacy arrangement and what happens if the intended parents separate or divorce

How the surrogacy process can both put stress on a marriage and bring a couple together

Connect with Alexis Cirel

Email acirel@wbny.com

Connect with Katherine Miller

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Miller Law Group

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Email katherine@miller-law.com

Call (914) 738-7765

Resources

The Child-Parent Security Act

Reproductive Technology Law at Miller Law Group

American Society for Reproductive Medicine

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How Divorce Litigation Impacts Children with Shara Goldfarb

Katherine Miller — Wed, 31 Oct 2018 01:00:13 +0000

EP: 085

Shara Goldfarb

How Divorce Litigation Impacts Children

Divorce litigation changes kids, and the attorney for the child witnesses this change firsthand. In contested custody matters, children watch the conflict between their parents play out in court—and no good comes from it. Some of these cases drag on for years, and the circumstances are toxic for the kids involved.

Shara Goldfarb is an attorney with the Miller Law Group whose practice centers on matrimonial and family law. She has 15-plus years of experience representing children in highly-contested custody matters and observing the devastating impact divorce litigation has on children inspired Shara to shift her practice toward mediation and collaborative law.

Today, Shara sits down with Katherine to discuss her experience as an attorney for the child in contested custody matters. She explains how she served as a counselor for the kids she represented when her assessment of their best interests didn’t align with the child’s position. Shara also addresses the role of a forensic evaluator and describes the many factors a judge considers in making a custody determination. Listen in for insight around the harmful nature of divorce litigation and its impact on the children involved—and learn how mediation and the collaborative divorce model put kids first.