Category: Evaluate Being a Surrogate

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My Experience as a Gestational Surrogacy Social Worker

Post author By Joy Turner
Post date August 9, 2021

Two people are seated at a table in a well-lit room with potted plants. One person wears a mask and holds out papers to the other. The text reads, "My Experience as a Surrogacy Social Worker," with the website "www.tdlawgroup.org" below. Featured on the Thompson Dove Law Group website which specializes in adoptions, matters of assisted reproduction, and surrogacy programs.

Lauren Dove, our social worker, shares her experiences working in the field of surrogacy. When I began with the firm, my focus was solely on the adoption side, working with expectant mothers. It is a field I feel led and called to, to walk with someone potentially making such a monumental choice for their child. […]

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Interview with a Gestational Carrier (Part 2: Brandy)

Post author By Joy Turner
Post date March 19, 2020

A close-up image of three people, two with their hands placed on a pregnant friend's or family member's stomach. The person in the middle wears a gray shirt and light beige cardigan, cradling their belly, while the person on the left wears a striped sweater and the person on the right sports a mustard yellow sweater. Featured on the Thompson Dove Law Group website which specializes in adoptions, matters of assisted reproduction, and surrogacy programs.

Today we’re talking with Brandy, one of the gestational carriers we’ve been privileged to work with. What led you to pursue becoming a gestational carrier? I love being pregnant! After having my son in 2013 I started missing being pregnant not long after his delivery. Then in November 2017 my family gathered at my sister’s […]

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Interview with a Gestational Carrier (Part 1: Stephanie)

Post author By Joy Turner
Post date March 19, 2020

A man in a blue shirt and a pregnant woman in a gray dress and pink cardigan both cradle her belly while smiling. Beside them, another woman in a white tank top holds a toddler wearing a dark shirt, who is holding a blue balloon. They are outdoors, with greenery in the background. Featured on the Thompson Dove Law Group website which specializes in adoptions, matters of assisted reproduction, and surrogacy programs.

Today we’re talking with Stephanie, one of the gestational carriers we’ve been privileged to work with. What led you to pursue becoming a gestational carrier? I was intrigued about the process after first being an egg donor. I loved being pregnant, but my husband and I felt like our family was complete. I looked into […]

Tags Gestational Carrier Process, Intended Parents Stories, Surrogacy Experiences, Surrogacy Journey Stories, Surrogate Testimonials

Thompson Dove Law Group

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Surrogacy is a process in which a woman carries a child to term for intended parents who, for one reason or another, cannot carry a child to term themselves. There are two types of surrogacy: gestational and traditional.In gestational surrogacy, an embryo is created using the intended parents’ egg and sperm, or in combination with sperm or egg donation. The embryo is then transferred into the surrogate’s uterus for her to carry to term. In traditional surrogacy, a surrogate uses her own eggs in the conception process, making her genetically related to the child that she’s carrying.Today, gestational surrogacies are much more common than traditional surrogacies because of the legal complications involved with a surrogate being genetically related to the baby she’s carrying. At Thompson Dove Law Group, for our surrogacy program: Palmetto Surrogacy, we only handle gestational surrogacies. In addition to our program, we are also able to represent parties of a gestational carrier arrangement who may be using another agency or who are completing an independent surrogacy journey.#surrogacy #familylaw #surrogacyattorney ... See MoreSee Less

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