Choosing Surrogacy in Colorado
If you’re thinking about becoming a surrogate mother in Colorado, then congratulations! Not only are you thinking about partaking in surrogacy in a surrogacy-friendly state, but you are also about to embark on a life-changing journey and change the lives of the intended parents you are matched with. There are so many wonderful benefits when it comes to gestational surrogacy. We know how much of an exciting time this is, but we also know how overwhelmed, anxious, or stressed you might be feeling as well, especially if this is your first time. Not to fear! That’s why Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado created a list of some benefits you and the intended parents you are matched with may experience during the surrogacy process. We hope to remind you of how much of a hero you are and to remind you what you’re doing this all for.
If you or someone you know is interested in becoming a surrogate, please call or text us at 303-670-4673 (HOPE) or visit us at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado.
Benefits of Doing Surrogacy in Colorado
Surrogacy is Legal
As we mentioned before, surrogacy is legal in Colorado! This means that the courts know what gestational surrogacy is and make sure everyone is protected by granting pre-birth parentage orders to the intended parents before the baby is even born. This means you all avoid a lengthy and complicated legal process and make sure everyone is on the same page in terms of roles and responsibilities.
Surrogate Mothers Are Protected
Again, we realize how much of a commitment it is to become a surrogate mother. We also know how much you may be sacrificing, such as your personal time, work, and other parts of your life. At Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, we make sure to protect you at every level. That’s why the Colorado surrogacy agreement is important because it makes sure you are well taken care of. This ensures you have no parental rights or responsibilities to the baby you carry, so you don’t have to worry about what happens after the pregnancy.
Single Parents, Same-Sex, and LGBTQ+ Parents Are Protected
In both Colorado courts and at Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, single intended parents and same-sex intended parents benefit as well. We are here to make sure families grow, no matter their sexual orientation, sex, gender, or marital status. Colorado as well allows for any couple to be listed as legal parents, so long as at least one provides genetic material for the IVF process.
Surrogacy Compensation
Since gestational surrogacy is legal in Colorado, that means you get the fair and adequate compensation you deserve. When choosing a surrogacy agency, we make sure to be upfront with you about the money you are owed. We don’t hide or try to be vague about how much you will get. We always make sure you know the truth about your compensation.
Life-Changing Relationships
Depending on what you hope to get out of becoming a surrogate mother, chances are you will form a close bond with the intended parents you are matched with (if you want). At Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, we make sure to match you based on compatibility factors like interviews and screenings. Throughout the process, you will be closely connected to the intended parents through the wellbeing of the child you carry.
This means one or both of them might come with you to appointments related to the surrogacy process. All of you are going through a life-changing journey and can form meaningful bonds that can last even after delivering the baby.
A Reminder of Who Surrogate Mothers Are
If you’re feeling confused, have questions, or concerns, be sure to reach out to Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado. We want to make sure you have the happy and healthy surrogacy journey you deserve. When you are thinking about becoming a surrogate mother, you are making a selfless and life-changing decision to help intended parents grow as a family. This means you are a naturally giving person, you want to help others be able to have the chance to have their own families, and you enjoy being pregnant. Not only that, perhaps the biggest benefit is the reward and joy you will have at being able to take part in a journey that will shape others’ lives as well.
Your job is to carry your intended parents’ baby for nine months. At Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, we are here to make sure that is the only job you are thinking about. We help you with the rest, whether it’s providing resources, legal assistance, referrals, emotional support, matching, or medical services. We want to keep you happy and healthy throughout the journey and always remind you of the superhero you are when you decide to embark on this process.
If you are interested in learning more about your gestational surrogacy options, contact Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado by email, phone, or text: Email Us, Text us: 720-371-1099, Call us: 303-670-4673 (HOPE). If you are hoping to adopt, please contact us here.
Meet the Author: Katie Doherty is a junior Writing, Literature, and Publishing major at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. She loves to write, read, and edit, whether it’s technical or creative writing. Although she enjoys writing poetry, narrative nonfiction, and fiction writing, she also loves to write on current political events, cultural trends, and research. She spends her free time listening to music, watching the Great British Bake Off, and learning how to crochet.
Stephanie joined the Adoption Choices family in 2014 as the Child Placement Supervisor. Her love for adoption began in first grade when she made friends with twins adopted from Vietnam. Her heart grew strong over the years for adopted children and ultimately led her to graduate school where she continued her focus to her dream of working in the adoption field. Stephanie earned a Master of Social Work degree from the University of Denver in 2001. Over the past 15 years, Stephanie has worked as a pregnancy counselor and as an adoptive parent counselor for foster care, international adoption and domestic adoption, writing hundreds of home studies for families, and helping build their forever families. Stephanie is married and has three boys ages 12, 9, and 5. Together with her family she enjoys riding bike, playing games, watching her three sons compete in their various sporting and musical activities and go on vacations.
Christy Ikeler, is our Executive Director and Birth Parent Director. Christy has been with Adoption Choices Team for 18 years, since opening the doors in 2002! Christy has a true passion for what she does and her true love is working with and helping each birth parent. Whether she is up all night on the phone talking with them, taking them to doctors appointments, out for their favorite treat, providing counseling or at the hospital during labor and delivery, Christy is very involved every step of the way. She has a contagious laugh and a spunky personality that our birth moms all can bond with and relate to. As an adoptive parent herself, adoption holds a very special place in her heart and she can relate on every level with both birth parents and adoptive parents. In her free time Christy loves spending time with her daughter, gardening, baking and taking vacations with her family. Christy is an excellent leader for our team at Adoption Choices and is truly one of a kind!! As Executive Director, Christy spends time with the staff, birth parents and adoptive families in order to ensure that the agency is running smoothly. She has placed a huge emphasis on community outreach and programs for birth parents. Christy loves the opportunity to lead the agency into a brighter future.
Ms. Mackenzie has built a successful counseling career over the past 20 years, supporting mothers and families, people of all ages and genders, students, community professionals and fellow clinicians. Liv values a diverse professional focus, including the entrepreneurial life of a sole proprietor, the evaluative process of certifying foster/adoptive homes, the insightful and mindful one-on-one one work with enthusiastic clients, and serving as an advocate for underserved populations. Liv is a Licensed Professional Counselor and holds a BA in Pre-Law and Economics from American University, an MA in Counseling from Adams University and a certificate in Human Resource Management from Villanova University. Away from work you will find Liv spending time in nature, biking to the farmer’s market and adventuring with her family.
Catherine A. Madsen, joined the Adoption Choices family as legal counsel in 2013. Catherine is responsible for providing legal guidance to the Agency, training and updating staff on developments in adoption law and legislation, and program development. Catherine
Virginia Frank is an adoption attorney accredited since 1991 with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Ms. Frank is a leader in the field of private adoption and has completed over 4,000 adoptions in her career. Ms. Frank has a law degree from Oklahoma City University and a BA in both Political Science and Communications from the University of Oklahoma.
Cassidie has been with Adoption Choices since 2015, she has her bachelors in Interdisciplinary Affairs with concentrations in both Sociology and Business Management. Cassidie has additional training in Victim Advocacy, foster care and has been working in women’s services for over 10 years. Cassidie has always had a heart for adoption and it was her career dream to work in adoption. She started off doing volunteer work for advocacy programs, adoption organizations and worked in High Risk Maternal Fetal Medicine through the University of Colorado Hospital and Children’s Hospital of Colorado. Cassidie is also blessed to have personally experienced an adoption of her own in 2012, completing her family of five! Cassidie loves what she does as a case worker from initial phone calls, meetings, doctor appointments, interaction with the adoptive families to delivery and counseling. Cassidie has a passion for those in need and strives to help make a difference in the lives of the people she meets. She is a firm believer in being kind, compassionate and open minded in all situations. “Unless you’ve walked in their shoes, there’s no place for judgment. A kind word or compliment can go a long way!” The bittersweet moments in adoption reminds Cassidie each and every time, why she loves what she does!