Hello Family Law Section members,
On
Wednesday, Aug. 1, NJICLE will present
The New Jersey Gestational Carrier Act 2018: The Future of Family Formation from
9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the
New Jersey Law Center.Science and law haven't always developed in sync, particularly in the area of reproductive technology. Today, both medically and socially infertile couples - and single people who desire to form a family - often turn to a gestational carrier to have a child. Up until recently, gestational carrier arrangements were unenforceable in New Jersey, but now that has changed. On May 30, 2018, Governor Murphy signed the Gestational Carrier Agreement Act, Senate Bill S482, which makes gestational agreements that conform to the provisions of the bill, enforceable. At the birth of the child, the intended parents are now contractually recognized as the legal parents of the child, and the gestational carrier has no parental rights or obligations, eliminating any questions about custody and responsibility for the child.
FACULTY
Moderator/Speaker:Debra E. Guston, Esq.
Past President, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Guston & Guston L.L.P, Glen Rock NJ
Speakers:Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz, JAD
Hudson
Melissa B. Brisman, Esq.
Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Montvale, NJ
Serena H. Chen, M.D.
Director, Division of Reproductive Medicine
Department of Obstetrics & Gynecology
Institute for Reproductive Medicine and Science
St. Barnabas Medical Center, Livingston NJ
Christine C. Cockerill, Esq.
Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Woodbury, NJ
Donald C. Cofsky, Esq.
Past President, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Haddonfield, NJ
Robin Fleischner, Esq.
Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Millburn NJ & New York NY
Tiffany L. Palmer, Esq.
Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys
Jerner & Palmer P.C., Philadelphia, PA and Marlton, NJ
Nina E. Rumbold, Esq.
Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Bronxville, NY
Denise Seidelman, Esq.
Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Bronxville, NY
William S. Singer, Esq.
Fellow, Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys, Belle Mead, NJ
PROGRAM
9:00 Introduction – ICLE Staff
9:05 Moderator Introduction – Debra E. Guston, Esq.
9:10 History of Surrogacy Law in NJ – Hon. Ellen L. Koblitz
9:40 What Lawyers Need to Know about the Medicine Of Surrogacy – Serena H. Chen, M.D.
10:10 History & Drafting of the Gestational Carrier Agreement Act of 2018 – Elements of Drafting an Enforceable Agreement Under the Act – Robin Fleischner, Esq.
10:40 Break
10:50 Impact of the Act on Non-Traditional Couples and Single People – Amendments to the Artificial Insemination
Statute – Debra E. Guston, Esq.
11:00 Taxation Issues – What is Taxable and Deductible – William S. Singer, Esq.
11:10 Securing Parentage Orders under the New Law - Donald C. Cofsky, Esq.
11:40 Resources for Building a Responsible ART Practice - Debra E. Guston, Esq.
11:55 Luncheon
12:40 Screening Gestational Carriers – Melissa B. Brisman, Esq.
1:10 Ethics of Surrogacy/ Ethical Management of Client Escrow Accounts – William S. Singer, Esq.
1:30 Ethical Issues of Dual Representation of Couples In Surrogacy Arrangements – Preventing or Preparing
For Litigation – Tiffany L. Palmer, Esq.
2:00 Using Mediation to Resolve Disputes in Surrogacy Arrangements – Christine C. Cockerill, Esq.
2:30 New York State: Update on Status of Surrogacy in NYS, Working with NY IPs in NJ Surrogacy Arrangements –
Denise Seidelman, Esq. & Nina E. Rumbold, Esq.
2:55 Wrap Up – Debra E. Guston, Esq.
3:00 Adjourn
The tuition for NJSBA members is $171. The general tuition is $214.
NJ CLE information: This program has been approved by the Board on Continuing Legal Education of the Supreme Court of New Jersey for 6.0 hours of total CLE credit. Of these, 1.0 qualify as hours of credit for ethics/professionalismand 6.0 qualify as hours of credit toward certification in matrimonial law.
NJ CLE: This program has been approved for 6.0 credits (50 minute hour), including 1.0 ethics/professionalism credits
Matrimonial Law Certification: 6.0 general credits pending
PA CLE: 4.0 substantive and 0.5 ethics credits pending ($20 fee – separate check payable to NJICLE must be submitted at the end of the program)
NY CLE (nt): 5.0 professional practice and 1.0 ethics credits
Click here to register for The New Jersey Gestational Carrier Act 2018: The Future of Family Formation.
Click here to download a form to register.
Click here for a form to register a group.
For questions or to register by phone, please contact an association representative at 732-214-8500.
All the best,
Barbara
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Barbara Straczynski
Director of New Media and Promotions
New Jersey State Bar Association
New Brunswick NJ
(732) 937-7524
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