We are committed to helping our clients grow their family with the help of a surrogate and provide legal services for Intended Parents, Surrogates, Agencies, IVF Clinics, other attorneys, Escrow companies for international surrogacy journeys and surrogacy journeys in Michigan at our Michigan law office. With respect to international surrogacy, we are offering the following legal services to ensure seamless coordination across borders, compliance with applicable laws, and protection of all parties involved:

1. Contract Drafting & Review
   • Drafting and reviewing surrogacy agreements, egg donor contracts, agency contracts, IVF Clinic contract, non disclosure agreements compliant with both U.S. and foreign jurisdictions (e.g., Germany, Canada, Colombia, Ukraine).
   • Ensuring enforceability and protection of rights for intended parents, surrogates, and donors.
2. Parentage & Legal Recognition
   • Obtaining pre-birth or post-birth parentage orders in the U.S.
   • Assist in obtaining birth certificates in the U.S. and foreign country.
   • Obtaining proof of biological relationship through DNA testing necessary for the recognition in a foreign country, such as Germany.
   • Assisting with recognition of parentage judgments across borders (particularly in civil law countries like Germany).
3. Cross-Border Legal Coordination
   • Advising on conflicts between U.S. surrogacy-friendly laws and restrictive foreign laws (e.g., Germany’s Embryo Protection Act).
   • Coordinating with foreign counsel to ensure birth registration, passport acquisition, and entry/exit compliance.
   • File petition with German courts and vital record office recognizing the foreign parentage decision in the Intended Parents home country.
4. Immigration & Citizenship Guidance
   • Supporting U.S. and foreign citizens in securing passports, birth certificates, and citizenship documentation for children born via surrogacy.
   • Guidance on acquiring U.S. citizenship for children born abroad to U.S. intended parents.
5. Risk Assessment & Legal Strategy
   • Identifying legal risks in international surrogacy arrangements (e.g., surrogate enforceability, jurisdictional issues).
   • Developing a jurisdiction-specific legal strategy to safeguard parental rights.
   • Coordinate with foreign counsel.
6. Agency & IVF Coordination
   • Working directly with surrogacy agencies and IVF clinics to align medical and legal procedures.
   • Assisting international clients in understanding and fulfilling U.S. legal requirements.

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Committed To Helping Our Clients Succeed

The German American Law Center is comprised of German attorneys and U.S. attorneys focusing on international legal matters with respect to parentage rights, German citizenship rights, U.S. citizenship law, adoptions and the recognition of foreign judgments in connection with parentage and surrogacy journeys taking German law, U.S. law, Canadian, Ukrainian, Austrian and Georgian and other countries’ law into account.

We have successfully recognized numerous foreign judgments in Germany, obtained German citizenship rights, U.S. citizenship rights since 2006 and we have received numerous international adoption orders for international parents within the last 23 years. We strive to help our clients as best as possible by meticulously planning the legal process and executing agreements, filing applications and petitions according to international treaties and statutes.