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The agency you choose to work with may already have a lawyer that handles all their legal paperwork. Although that makes things simpler, it doesn’t mean you can’t also have your own lawyer look over the contracts. Some issues that the contract should cover include, among others:

 Monetary compensation

 Insurance coverage, yours and the carrier’s

 Contact information, including whether you’ll be able to be present at doctor’s appointments, the delivery, or other times during the pregnancy, in the case of a carrier or surrogate.

 Creation of an escrow agent to handle money transfers between you.

 What will happen if the baby has any health issues discovered during the pregnancy

 Plans for the baby if your relationship dissolves for any reason, or if you die (yes, grim but essential)

 Nutrition, travel, and lifestyle guidelines for your carrier, including how much say you’ll have in any or all of these things

You’ll also need to file a court order that establishes your child’s parentage so that your name can be placed on the birth certificate. This is called a pre-birth order. If you don’t have this done, you may need to adopt your own child after she’s born.