Long Island IVF Lawyer

For many individuals and couples, in vitro fertilization (IVF) offers hope for building a family through infertility.  While most people undergoing fertility treatment are focused on the medical components, the legal aspects of IVF can be just as important to maintaining control of your reproductive options (including ownership and dispositional control of your embryos), and protecting your parental rights.

Working with an experienced IVF lawyer on Long Island helps ensure that every step of the assisted reproduction process—from clinic forms, to gamete donation agreements, to embryo storage consents, to addressing legal parentage —is handled correctly under New York law exactly as you intend.

At Oleaga Law, LLC, we guide intended parents, donors, surrogates, and families through the legal considerations that are inherent in assisted reproductive technology.  Our firm works with married and unmarried couples, same-sex couples, LGBTQ+ individuals, and anyone pursuing family building through IVF, egg donation, sperm donation, embryo donation, reciprocal IVF, and surrogacy. Our goal is to eliminate legal uncertainty and protect your reproductive options so you can focus on the journey toward parenthood.

If you are considering IVF or have questions about your legal rights during fertility treatment, consulting a knowledgeable Long Island IVF lawyer can provide clarity and peace of mind.

Why You May Need an IVF Lawyer in Long Island

Many fertility clinics require patients to sign comprehensive clinic forms addressing the ownership and disposition of the embryos that will be created before undergoing an egg retrieval or beginning fertility medication.  These clinic forms require you and your partner to consider a multitude of variables and contingencies including embryo storage, embryo ownership and dispositional control, parental status, and what happens to your embryos in the event you and your partner separate, divorce, or otherwise disagree about their disposition.  Ultimately, these forms are your agreement with your fertility clinic, ensuring you are providing informed consent and protecting the clinic from liability.  They are not necessarily intended to protect your future reproductive options, but they can certainly have that impact.  An experienced Long Island IVF lawyer can review these clinic forms and draft legal agreements to ensure your rights to your embryos and your future legal parentage are protected.

Legal guidance is particularly important in situations involving:

• Egg donation or sperm donation
• Reciprocal IVF for same-sex couples
• Embryo donation
• Disputes over cryopreserved embryos
• Surrogacy or gestational carrier arrangements
• Parentage orders for children conceived through assisted reproduction

By addressing any potential legal issues before IVF treatment begins, your Long Island fertility attorney can help prevent future disputes that could affect parental rights or access to your embryos for family building.

Understanding IVF Law in New York

The New York Child Parent Security Act (CPSA) enacted in 2021 provides a comprehensive legal framework governing gamete donation arrangements, embryo donations, gestational surrogacy, embryo disposition agreements, and parentage of children conceived through assisted reproduction.  Despite clear statutory guidelines for third party reproductive arrangements in New York, the legal landscape is complex.  Working with a knowledgeable and experienced Long Island IVF lawyer can ensure your interests in your cryopreserved embryos and your future family building options remain protected.

Legal Services an IVF Lawyer on Long Island Can Provide

Fertility law encompasses a wide range of legal services designed to protect families created through assisted reproduction and surrogacy.  At Oleaga Law, LLC, we assist clients with every stage of the IVF legal process including:

• Reviewing fertility clinic forms;
• Embryo disposition agreements;
• Gestational surrogacy agreements;
• Prenuptial agreements;
• Egg donation agreements;
• Sperm donation agreements;
• Embryo donation agreements;
• Judgments of Parentage;
• Posthumous parentage determinations; and
• Representation for embryo disputes.

Why Families Trust Oleaga Law, LLC for IVF Legal Guidance

At Oleaga Law, LLC, fertility law is more than contracts and paperwork—it is about protecting families and supporting individuals as they pursue parenthood through assisted reproduction and surrogacy.  Our firm is committed to providing empathetic support and legal guidance tailored to each client’s unique family-building journey.  Every family deserves to be recognized, legally secure, and celebrated.

Experience in Reproductive Rights and Family Formation Law

Janene Oleaga, Esq. and her legal team have extensive experience in family formation law and legislative advocacy.

• Janene Oleaga contributed to a landmark 2025 New York Supreme Court decision affirming legal recognition for three parents through assisted reproduction in Matter of Baby DKN
• She has been recognized as one of Maine’s 40 Under 40 for her work in reproductive rights and family formation.
• Our firm has advocated for expanded insurance coverage for fertility treatment through legislative efforts at state and federal levels.
• Oleaga Law LLC represents intended parents, donors, and families at every stage of the assisted reproduction process.

We approach every case with compassion, discretion, and a deep understanding of the sensitive issues involved in fertility law and third party reproductive arrangements.

When Should You Contact an IVF Lawyer?

The best time to speak with a Long Island IVF Lawyer is before you undergo fertility treatment or at the outset of your gamete donation or surrogacy arrangement.  Early legal guidance helps ensure protections are in place before embryos are created or medical procedures are performed.

You should consider consulting an IVF attorney if you are:

• Planning IVF treatment
• Creating and storing embryos
• Using donor eggs or sperm
• Entering into a gestational surrogacy arrangement
• Pursuing reciprocal IVF with a partner
• Considering embryo donation
• Concerned about your parental rights after assisted reproduction
• Facing a potential dispute over your embryos

The outset of your fertility journey should be focused on hope and possibility—not legal uncertainty.

Working with an experienced IVF lawyer on Long Island helps ensure that your rights, your embryos, and your parental status are fully protected under New York law.

The legal team at Oleaga Law, LLC is dedicated to guiding families through the legal aspects of assisted reproduction with clarity, compassion, and expertise.

Contact Oleaga Law, LLC today to schedule a confidential consultation and learn how we can help support you on your path to parenthood.