Our Services

Gestational Agreements

We provide sophisticated counsel in the structuring, negotiation, and drafting of gestational
carrier agreements for intended parents and gestational carriers. Each arrangement is carefully
tailored to address the legal, medical, financial, and practical complexities of third-party
reproduction, with the goal of creating secure, thoughtful frameworks that support successful
journeys to parenthood.

Parentage Orders

Securing legal parentage is one of the most critical components of assisted reproduction. We
guide clients through parentage proceedings with precision and foresight, helping ensure parental
rights are established and protected seamlessly and efficiently.

Egg and Sperm Donation Agreements

Third-party reproduction arrangements require nuanced legal planning. We prepare and negotiate
highly customized donor agreements that thoughtfully address parental rights, privacy,
expectations, future contact, and risk management, providing clarity and protection at every
stage.

Embryo Donation

Embryo donation presents deeply personal decisions alongside unique legal considerations. We
counsel donors and recipients in structuring these arrangements with care, discretion, and
sophisticated legal guidance designed to protect all parties while honoring the intentions behind
the arrangement.

IVF & Fertility Legal Services

Our firm advises clients on a broad range of fertility-related legal matters arising in connection
with assisted reproductive technology, including IVF arrangements, embryo disposition
agreements, fertility clinic issues, and evolving reproductive law concerns. We provide strategic
counsel designed to support clients throughout every stage of the family-building process.

Surrogate Representation

We provide independent counsel to gestational carriers, offering experienced legal guidance
throughout the surrogacy process and ensuring our clients enter into arrangements fully
informed, well protected, and supported at every step.

LGBTQ+ Family Formation Legal Services

We are proud to represent LGBTQ+ individuals and couples in creating and protecting their
families through surrogacy, donor conception, adoption, and parentage matters. Our approach is
personalized, affirming, and designed to provide lasting legal security for modern families.

Legally Guided Surrogacy

Legally guided surrogacy generally refers to a surrogacy arrangement in which the parties work
directly with attorneys to manage the legal aspects of the journey, rather than through a full-
service matching agency. The process is focused on providing legal structure, risk management,
and compliance throughout the surrogacy arrangement.

In a legally guided surrogacy arrangement, Gaydos Duffer, P.C.’s role may include:
 Initial consultations and education regarding the surrogacy process.
 Recommendation of fertility clinics and review of clinic documents.
 Recommendation of escrow agency and review of retainer agreements.
 Advising clients regarding Texas surrogacy laws and court requirements.
 Coordination with the hospital or birthing center to provide legal documents necessary
for the birth certificate or so that Intended Parent(s) can make medical decisions for the
child.
 Recommendation of professionals to assist with passports and other travel documents for
international intended parent(s).
 Recommendation of insurance agents/brokers to review and obtain any necessary
insurance policies.

Importantly, legally guided surrogacy does not mean the law firm acts as a matching
agency. Intended parents and gestational carriers locate one another independently.
Gaydos Duffer, P.C. then guides intended parent(s) through the legal and procedural
aspects of the arrangement for an agreed fee.