Marla Neufeld is a partner in Greenspoon Marder LLP’s Surrogacy and Assisted Reproductive Technology practice group, which she founded, and represents parties working with a surrogate, egg, sperm or embryo donor. Ms. Neufeld experienced her own infertility journey for many years and ultimately worked with a gestational surrogate to build her own family. She co-authored a book published by the American Bar Association titled The “ABA Guide to Assisted Reproduction: Techniques, Legal Issues and Pathways to Success” and was the winner of the Law360 Distinguished Legal Writing Awards for the article she co-authored titled “The A, B, Cs (along with CDCs and FDAs) of Regulatory Implications over Assisted Reproductive Technology“ published in the ABA Health Law Journal.

Drawing from her own personal journey with infertility and assistance of a gestational surrogate, Ms. Neufeld utilizes her transactional law background and combines it with her compassion and understanding of the surrogacy and adoption process. She focuses on helping others start a family using the available third-party reproductive technologies and adoption laws. Legal services offered include representation on behalf of intended parents, surrogates, egg, sperm, and embryo donation agreements, finalization of parental rights proceedings and adoption proceedings in Florida (same-sex adoptions, step-parent adoptions and second-parent adoptions).

Ms. Neufeld is honored to represent married couples, both heterosexual and same-sex couples and individuals seeking to utilize various reproductive technologies. She treats each client with her own experience in mind and is sensitive to the fact that reproductive technology and the adoption process can be intimidating and overwhelming, which she can help guide clients through.

On this episode of I Want to Put a Baby in You, hosts Jennifer White and Ellen Trachman explore recent development with surrogacy in Florida.

Listen as Marla shares with Ellen and Jenn:

• How Marla’s personal infertility and surrogacy journey shaped her career.
• The medical complications faced during a twin pregnancy.
• How Florida’s long-standing surrogacy laws have recently come under scrutiny.
• The importance of workable regulation that protects surrogates and intended parents.
• Two complicated Florida parentage cases and the questions they raise.
• The influence of media coverage on public understanding of surrogacy disputes.
• New concerns for international intended parents navigating immigration and citizenship issues.
• Why families may need legal guidance—and backup plans—throughout the entire journey.
• How the Florida Family Building Advocates are supporting legislative advocacy and ongoing litigation.

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Learn more about Marla Neufeld’s legal practice: https://www.gmlaw.com/attorneys/marla-neufeld/

To learn about the advocacy work being done in Florida: https://floridafamilybuildingadvocates.org/

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Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/