There are two legal aspects to gestational surrogacy agreements: the contract and finalization of parental rights.
The surrogacy contract should be drafted, reviewed and signed at the beginning of the relationship between the intended parents and the surrogate. A solid contract will outline the rights and responsibilities of the intended and the surrogate as well as compensation, medical and psychological screening, selective reduction policy, medical insurance and parental rights [source: Center for Surrogate Parenting,