Committed To Helping Our
Clients Grow Their Family With The Help of a Surrogate
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.
Legal Service for Intended Parents
Drafting the valid and enforceable Gestational Carrier Agreement, parentage petitions and parentage decisions is key for a successful surrogacy journey
Legal Services for Surrogates
Intended Parents are thankful for your help. Nevertheless, a valid, enforceable and for both parties agreeable Gestational Carrier Agreement is a must.
Legal Services for Agencies
An agency agreement that spells out the surrogates and the intended parents rights and obligations ensures a collaborative and emotional rewarding surrogacy journey.
Legal Services for IVF Clinics
Obtaining valid and enforceable egg donor agreements, consent forms, compliance with Hipaa forms, parentage decisions is a must for IVF clinics to ensure the desired results of a surrogacy journey,
Committed To Helping Our Clients Succeed
Since April 1, 2025, we have been guiding surrogates, intended parents, agencies, and IVF clinics in Michigan through the evolving complexities of national and international surrogacy journeys. The new Michigan Surrogacy Law stands out as a major advancement in U.S. reproductive legislation. Unlike many older statutes that often skew in favor of either the intended parents or the surrogate, Michigan’s newly enacted statute, crafted under the Michigan Surrogacy Parentage Act, is among the most balanced and precisely drafted legal frameworks in the country. It provides comprehensive legal recognition of all parties’ rights while prioritizing the best interests of the child. This clarity and neutrality make Michigan a legally stable and ethically sound jurisdiction for domestic and cross-border surrogacy arrangements.
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 law into account.
We have successfully recognized numerous foreign judgments in Germany, obtained German citizenship rights for more than 236 persons since 2001, at least 167 U.S. citizenship rights since 2006 and we have received more than 58 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.
The German American Law Center Offers Different Legal Services in the Area of International Surrogacy & Parentage Rights
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
Other Legal Services That We Offer
The German American Law Center PLC specializes in cross border German and U.S. American Law issues including German Probate Law and German Probate Administration, German Inheritance Law, International Wills, German Family Law including Parentage Law, Adoptions and Step Parent Adoptions, German Citizenship Law, International Surrogacy Law, Michigan Surrogacy Law, U.S. Immigration Law including U.S. citizenship law, obtaining travel permits and visas, U.S. Business Law, the Recognition and Enforcement of German Judgments in the US and Enforcement of U.S. Judgments in Germany.
We provide legal Expert Witness services, legal translation services and notary services.
Hear From The People We Helped
We were overwhelmed by the international legal complexities of our surrogacy journey involving a surrogate in Texas and intended parents in Germany. The German American Law Center reviewed all our contracts and handled the German parentage proceedings flawlessly. We would not have succeeded without their precision and professionalism.
Johanna & Lars, Berlin, Germany
Navigating U.S. citizenship for our child born via surrogacy felt intimidating, but this team made it easy. They secured a court-ordered parentage ruling and worked directly with the passport agency to get our child’s U.S. passport issued. Their knowledge and expertise in cross border parentage and passport issues was unmatched.
David & Paul, Germany
As a US based surrogacy agency, we rely on the German American Law Center to draft contracts that protect all parties. They understand the legal nuances in Germany, Austria, Canada, and Michigan in the U.S., and always deliver airtight, enforceable agreements in the jurisdiction they are enforced.
The German American Law Center helped us obtain German citizenship and a German passport for our son born in the U.S. via surrogacy. Their knowledge of German family law and parentage recognition was extraordinary. Highly recommended for binational families.
Noah & Julien, Frankfurt, Germany
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