Section 30.14 Surrogacy (Gestational Carrier) Agreements

• Library: Family Law Deskbook and 2014 Supp

A. (§30.14) Surrogacy (Gestational Carrier) Agreements

Surrogacy, or gestational carrier, agreements provide a framework for an intended parent or parents to contract with a surrogate, or gestational carrier, to carry and give birth to a child, with the express understanding that the carrier will have no parental rights to the child after its birth. There is no caselaw nor any statutory framework for the approval or disapproval of these agreements in Missouri. As a result, any person entering into such an arrangement in Missouri needs to do so understanding that no one can predict, with...