How to Become a Surrogate: Choosing a Surrogacy Agency in Colorado
Are you from Colorado and interested in becoming a gestational surrogate? If you enjoy being pregnant or want to give back to others, you may wonder if surrogacy is the right path for you? Becoming a gestational carrier, also known as a surrogate mother, is a life-changing and rewarding experience to share with your matched intended parents, so Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, we are here to help you make the best decisions possible. At our surrogacy agency, we also know all the complexities of the surrogacy journey. You may be feeling overwhelmed and unsure of what your options are. Keep on reading to learn more about your choices as a surrogate mother!
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.
Independent Surrogacy Versus Working with An Agency
The first thing you have to consider when you are deciding on becoming a surrogate mother is if you should work with an agency or not. When you are an independent surrogate, neither you nor the intended parents work with an agency. If you are an independent surrogate, it is recommended that you are comfortable with the surrogacy process beforehand.
When you choose surrogacy, like Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, you will be taken care of by highly-trained professionals. We are here to make sure you are protected medically, legally, and emotionally. Surrogacy can be legally and emotionally complex, so we want you to know that you’re choosing to be put first by choosing an agency.
Colorado Surrogacy Agencies
Colorado is a surrogacy-friendly state. This means that Colorado’s judicial systems and courts are surrogacy-friendly and know how to work with the surrogacy process. For example, Colorado grants intended parents pre-birth and post-birth parental rights, meaning you, as a surrogate mother, do not have any parental responsibilities or claim to the child you carry. Colorado surrogacy agencies also uphold all surrogacy contracts, meaning that you are protected throughout the process, and consider the agreements you make between you and the intended parents as a legally binding contract.
We know how much of a life-changing decision it is to become a surrogate mother and the sacrifices it can entail, which means you deserve fair and adequate compensation. In Colorado, surrogacy compensation is legal. Colorado is a great state when you consider becoming a surrogate mother and helping a family grow.
What Does Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado Do?
We are a full-service, licensed, and professional surrogacy agency. Therefore, you can expect many different resources at your disposal when you choose to work with our Colorado surrogacy agency. We provide a range of different services such as matching and screening, counseling, referrals, and helping you find the professional you need throughout your journey.
Why Choose Our Surrogacy Agency?
There are a number of reasons why you should choose Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado to work with. We are here to make sure you have the experience you deserve when you choose to become a surrogate mother.
Some of our services include, but are not limited to:
- If you are feeling overwhelmed with sorting out the legal paperwork, finances, or health insurance, we are here to help you sort it all out.
- We provide matching services! We can match you to intended parents through compatibility factors like interviews and screenings.
- We require medical screenings for both intended parents and you. This is to ensure everyone is healthy physically. We also require psychological examinations for both intended parents and surrogates to make sure everyone is mentally healthy. This is to protect everyone in their surrogacy journey.
- Both you and the intended parents require attorneys to ensure everyone is legally protected and knows their role in their respective surrogacy journeys. We help you find the right reputable attorney suited for your needs as a surrogate mother.
- We also work with outside health and medical professionals to ensure you don’t get overwhelmed with how many people are involved in your surrogacy journey. By doing so, you only work with our surrogacy team.
- We can also offer counseling services for you and your intended parents because we know how emotionally complex and challenging this can be. This is to make sure you and the intended parents are feeling happy, healthy, and safe throughout this process.
When you choose to work with Adoption and Surrogacy Choices of Colorado, you choose to keep your best interests in mind. We want to provide you with a rewarding and easy surrogacy journey and help create a rewarding and beautiful shared experience for both you and your intended parents.
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.
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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!