Families are one of the most important things in the world. As the backbone of society, families provide love, affection, commitment, and generally are a wonderful way to live. Most families have or want children, but some are unable to bring them into the world because of either infertility or the inability to carry a child naturally. Fortunately, surrogacy provides the ability to bring a child into the world with the genetics of the mother and/or the father. It cannot be stressed enough how important it is to work not only with a lawyer for the drafting of your contract, but to work with a lawyer who specializes in fertility and reproductive laws. Reproductive law is managed on a state level, not a federal one, meaning the laws vary from state to state and are constantly changing. That’s why it is crucial to find a lawyer who is aware of these laws, in additional to having background in writing surrogacy contracts.