by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Apr 11, 2018 | Adoption & Surrogacy, Surrogacy
Assisted Reproduction & Estate Planning IVF: Conception After Death Frozen embryos and gametes can outlive the person who created them by years or decades. If a child is conceived after a parent’s death, whether that child can inherit is far less settled...
by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Apr 11, 2018 | Adoption & Surrogacy, Surrogacy
Assisted Reproduction & the Law Science, the Law, and Personal Reproductive Responsibility Reproductive technology has moved fast. North Carolina law hasn’t kept pace, which leaves families relying on IVF, donor conception, and surrogacy to navigate real...
by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Apr 11, 2018 | Adoption & Surrogacy, Surrogacy
Assisted Reproduction & Divorce Embryo Custody Battles in North Carolina When a marriage ends, frozen embryos created during fertility treatment can become one of the most contested — and legally uncertain — issues in the divorce. Here’s how...
by McIlveen Family Law Firm | Apr 2, 2018 | Adoption, Adoption & Surrogacy
Adoption Adult Adoption in North Carolina Adult adoption lets North Carolina families make a lasting, long-recognized bond legally permanent — without the home study and waiting periods that come with adopting a minor. Schedule a Consultation Short answer: Under...
by Angela McIlveen | Aug 24, 2017 | Adoption, Adoption & Surrogacy
The North Carolina statute on adoptions governs how adoptions are done in NC and it is based in large part on the Uniform Adoption Act. Adoption proceedings are special proceedings before the clerk of the superior court, but appeals and all cases with issues of fact...
