14 Nov 2016 Can the surrogate assert her parental rights at some point in the future?
The purpose of the surrogacy agreement is to allow each party to state their intentions and to clearly state that the surrogate DOES NOT intend to have parental rights to the child and DOES NOT wish to have physical or legal custody of the child. The second stage of the process requires a parental order, most often in court, during which any rights of the surrogate (and her husband, if she is married) are terminated and the intended parents’ parental rights are confirmed.