The state of Maryland allows for gestational surrogacy under case-law and practice, including for singles, unmarried couples, those using their own gametes or donor egg, sperm, or embryo. Maryland is an LGBTQ-friendly state. Intended Parents are able to obtain a Pre-Birth Order.
Gestational Surrogacy was implicitly approved by the highest court in Maryland in In re Roberto d.B., 923 A.2d 115 (Md. 2007), when it ruled that a trial court erred when it refused to allow a Gestational Carrier to remove her name as the “mother” from a birth certificate. Although the court specified that it was leaving surrogacy policy making to the legislature, the court’s ruling constitutes implicit approval of Gestational Surrogacy in Maryland.
Note: This situation typically arises if the child is born outside the state. The parents then return to Maryland to obtain a second parent adoption or stepparent adoption in Maryland.
Compensated Traditional Surrogacy is legally risky in Maryland. In a 2000 Opinion, the Attorney General concluded that Traditional Surrogacy for compensation violates Maryland adoption law, which prohibits payments to a birth mother other than medical expenses, legal expenses, adoption counseling expenses, and, under very limited circumstances, living expenses. The enforceability of a Traditional Surrogacy contract is therefore uncertain, and the Intended Mother would have to pursue an adoption to finalize her parental rights. Consequently, most attorneys will not handle Traditional Surrogacy cases.
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