Family Law

Surrogacy Contracts: Top Drafting Errors That Open Legal Doors

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1 hours 26 minutes
Debra Guston
With Debra E. Guston from Guston & Guston L.L.P.
Recorded June 05, 2025.
Product ID 100460

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Overview

Identify and Fix Drafting Mistakes That Can Expose Your Clients to Risks

Parental rights disputes, financial risks, and a child in legal limbo - these situations are just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the consequences of poorly drafted surrogacy contracts. The good news, though, is that there's a way to avoid these issues. In this troubleshooting program, our veteran faculty covers the top drafting mistakes attorneys make with surrogacy contracts, as well as how to steer clear of them. Avoid legal gotchas - register today!

  • Discuss the importance of defining key terms clearly.
  • Discover the risks of failing to consider the “what ifs.”
  • Put the kibosh on overly vague and ambiguous language.

Abbreviated Agenda

  1. Unintended Consequences of Neglecting to Define Key Terms
  2. Failing to Include Essential Contract Provisions
  3. Overlooking “What Ifs” (e.g., Multiple Pregnancies, Birth Defects, etc.)
  4. Preventing Enforceability Issues in Surrogacy Contracts
  5. Cracking Down on Overly Vague and Ambiguous Language
  6. Lack of Clarity on Parental Rights, Medical Decision-Making, and Other Issues
  7. International Surrogacy - Avoiding Legal Perils
  8. Hidden Dangers in Using AI to Create Surrogacy Contracts

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Product ID 100460

Credit Details

Credits Available
Credit Status Total
Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Colorado CLE Approved 2 Total
Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Delaware CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Iowa CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Idaho CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Kentucky CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Louisiana CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Minnesota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Mississippi CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
North Dakota CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nebraska CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
Oregon CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
Wyoming CLE Upon Request 1.5 Total
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  1. Surrogacy Contracts: Top Drafting Errors That Open Legal Doors

    1. Unintended Consequences of Neglecting to Define Key Terms
    2. Failing to Include Essential Contract Provisions
    3. Overlooking “What Ifs” (e.g., Multiple Pregnancies, Birth Defects, etc.)
    4. Preventing Enforceability Issues in Surrogacy Contracts
    5. Cracking Down on Overly Vague and Ambiguous Language
    6. Lack of Clarity on Parental Rights, Medical Decision-Making, and Other Issues
    7. International Surrogacy - Avoiding Legal Perils
    8. Hidden Dangers in Using AI to Create Surrogacy Contracts

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for attorneys. Paralegals may also benefit.

Speakers

Debra E Guston
Debra E.
Guston
Guston & Guston L.L.P.
Speaker bio
Debra E Guston

Debra E. Guston

Guston & Guston L.L.P.
Debra Guston

is a partner in Guston & Guston L.L.P. in Glen Rock, New Jersey. She represents a broad spectrum of clients in family court matters, adoptions, assisted reproduction, surrogacy/donor law, estate planning and administration, non-profit formation/governance, and special need and other trusts. Ms. Guston has been recognized by the New Jersey State Bar Association for her legislative work on behalf of the Bar, most notably lobbying for the passage of New Jersey's Gestational Carrier Act. She has served the legal community as a member of the New Jersey State Bar's Family Law Section's Family Law Executive Committee since 2007 and has served as its Adoption and Reproductive Rights Sub-Committee Chair. Ms. Guston is a past chair of the New Jersey State Bar's LGBT Rights Section and a current trustee. She is a past president of the Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, the leading international, credentialed organization of family formation attorneys. Ms. Guston also serves in two New Jersey Supreme Court appointed positions. She is a member of the Family Practice Committee and Advisory Committee on Access and Fairness. Ms. Guston earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Mount Holyoke College, her M.A. degree from Emerson College and her J.D. degree from Cardozo School of Law.

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