Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys in Denver, Colorado

Clear, careful legal guidance for surrogacy, donor agreements, and adoption, by an attorney who has been there.

Laurence Gendelman, Partner, is the intended parent of children through both adoption and surrogacy. He and the Gendelman Klimas Edwards Team personally know and understand the emotional, financial, and time investments associated with assisted reproductive technology and infertility services.

Colorado law now provides a clear framework for surrogacy agreements and for establishing the parentage of children born through assisted reproduction. But that protection depends on getting the details right: who signs what, when it is signed, and what the agreement says. A missing requirement or a vague provision can leave intended parents, surrogates, and donors exposed to disputes over parentage, expenses, or future contact.

At Gendelman Klimas Edwards, Ltd., our attorneys bring years of family law experience, including a long commitment to LGBTQ families, to every stage of the ART process. We draft and review agreements, explain each party's rights in plain language, and help make sure that the people who intend to be a child's parents are recognized as that child's parents.

Our Assisted Reproductive Technology Services

Surrogacy Agreements

Whether you are an intended parent or a gestational surrogate, a well-drafted surrogacy agreement is the foundation of a successful journey. Under Colorado's Surrogacy Agreement Act, the agreement must be in place before any embryo transfer or other medical procedure begins, and the intended parents and the surrogate must each have their own independent legal counsel.



Our attorneys draft, review, and negotiate gestational surrogacy agreements, confirm that eligibility and consultation requirements are met, and address compensation, expenses, insurance, and medical decision-making, so that intended parents are recognized as the legal parents from the moment their child is born.

Genetic Material Donor Agreements

Sperm, egg, and embryo donation can be a generous and life-changing gift. Clinic paperwork, however, rarely answers every question that matters to the families involved, especially when the donor is a friend or relative. A donor agreement sets out everyone's expectations in writing before conception.

We prepare and review known and directed sperm, egg, and embryo donor agreements that confirm the donor will not be treated as a legal parent and define expectations for future contact, disclosure, and the sharing of medical information. We also help couples and individuals with stored embryos plan for what happens to them.

Adoptions

Adoption remains one of the strongest ways to secure a parent-child relationship, both for families built through ART and for families growing in other ways. A court judgment of adoption is recognized across state lines and can give non-biological parents lasting peace of mind.

Our attorneys guide families through stepparent, second-parent, kinship, and adult adoptions, including confirmatory adoptions that confirm the parentage of a non-biological parent after assisted reproduction, at every step from filing to the final hearing.