Will this case be the tipping point for Michigan to change its surrogacy laws?

There's no time like the present for the Wolverine State to recognize its outdated surrogacy law is no longer protecting Michiganders.

Excerpt - “For those of us who help clients grow their families, Michigan is considered persona non grata. Or, perhaps, state non grata. While all other states in the United States allows parentage by gestational surrogacy, with varying degrees of regulation, Michigan stands alone in its legal harshness, resulting in harm to parents as well as those who help them. In fact, it is not uncommon to see a provision in a surrogacy contract in a family-supportive state that specifically prohibits a gestational carrier from even traveling to Michigan during pregnancy. They just have to hope that none of their Michigan relatives die or get married during that time.”

Ellen Trachman is the Managing Attorney of Trachman Law Center, LLC, and a regular contributor to the ‘Above the Law’ platform.