The Complete Adoption and Fertility Legal Guide
- Book Review,
by Brette Sember
From Publishers Weekly
Sember, an attorney, offers a simple and useful primer for those struggling with fertility issues. She begins with adoption, explaining roles, responsibilities and legalities for birth mothers and adoptive parents; she then breaks down the various types of adoption (e.g., foreign vs. domestic; open vs. closed; agency vs. lawyer) and helpfully composes a pros and cons list for each one ("the type of adoption you choose will have an impact on your child"). Sember doesn’t leave anyone out, and includes guidelines for single-parent, adult, and gay and lesbian adoptions. In the second part of the book, she takes a close look at infertility treatment, beginning with the chapter "Understanding & Evaluating Reproductive Technologies." She explains, "It is important that you come into the process with a good understanding of why natural conception is not working for you and what conditions or problems have brought you here." She then prepares a list of questions to ask reproductive specialists and explains such treatments as insemination, egg donation and surrogacy. She concludes with a glossary of terms and a solid list of references, including books, magazines and agencies.Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Conceive Magazine, spring 2005
"A+…Covers much more than legalities…excellent…can help any kind of family get organized and have more control over adoption or infertility"
ePregnancy Magazine, Editor's Pick, April 2005
"No-nonsense primer…helps you map out a plan from all the options…We love the extensive glossary and list of references"
Book Description
This guide offers couples and singles all the information they need to navigate the complicated and emotional territory facing those who wish to become families using adoption or assisted reproduction. Written by an attorney, this title explains the legal processes, procedures and requirements for every kind of family building, while offering practical information in easy-to-understand language. Every type of fertility treatment currently available is discussed in a straightforward and practical manner, with an emphasis on legal rights, contracts and tips to manage the process and make sound decisions. Insemination, egg donation, embryo donation, IVF, GIFT, ZIFT and surrogacy (as well as some not yet available such as cloning and nuclear transfer) is addressed. Specifically, the title includes: -- Questions to ask donors -- What to look for in a contract -- Cryopreservation contracts -- Ownership of frozen embryos Adoption sections include information about how to find an adoption attorney, how to work with an agency, ways to find a birth mother on your own, home studies, applications, costs, court procedures, questions to ask, tips for handling contracts and more. Specific topics include: -- Domestic adoption -- International adoption -- Agency adoption -- Parent-initiated adoptions
About the Author
Brette Mcwhorter Sember is a former attorney who focused her practice on family law. She attended law school at the State University of New York at Buffalo and practiced in New York state before leaving her practice to become a writer. She is the author of 15 books, including The Visitation Handbook: Your Complete Guide to Parenting Apart. She is a member of ASJA (American Society of Journalist and Authors) and AHCJ (Association of Health Care Journalists). She is the recipient of the 2000 Media Award from Family and Home Network (formerly Mothers At Home). Sember has extensive training in cases involving children and was on the Law Guardian panel in three counties. Her practice included adoptions, which she found to be the happiest cases to take place in Family Court. She is also a trained family mediator and is experienced in a wide variety of family issues. Children have always been her main focus throughout her career. Sember writes and speaks often about children and families. Her work has appeared in magazines such as ePregnancy, Pregnancy, Child, and American Baby. She is the mother of two children and has personal experience with fertility issues.
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