Westchester County IVF Lawyer

Starting or expanding your family through in vitro fertilization (IVF) can be an emotionally charged journey.  In addition to the medical considerations, many IVF patients are surprised to learn that fertility treatments can come with legal considerations too, including questions surrounding access to fertility treatments, insurance coverage, third party reproduction, legal parentage, and disputes over your embryos.  Oleaga Law, LLC proudly represents IVF patients, married and unmarried couples, same-sex couples, and couples pursuing reciprocal IVF.  We work alongside your fertility doctor to explore your fertility treatment options, secure your parental rights, and address what happens to your embryos and genetic material in the event of your separation, divorce, or death.  Our Westchester County, NY IVF lawyer provides comprehensive legal services to guide and protect you and your family throughout your fertility journey and family building.  Call today to schedule a confidential consultation.

IVF Lawyer, Westchester County, NY

Most people don’t plan to find themselves in a fertility clinic, and even fewer plan to involve an attorney in the intimate life experience of having a child.  Turning to in vitro fertilization (IVF) and third party reproduction as a means of growing your family comes with medical risks, consent forms, and legal considerations.  An experienced attorney who understands New York’s fertility laws and their interplay with the IVF process and legal parentage is essential to protect your growing family and your future fertility options.  New York has strong legal protections addressing parentage of children born through assisted reproduction, and a comprehensive legal framework governing gamete donation and gestational surrogacy arrangements.

Our Westchester County IVF lawyer supports you through every stage, from reviewing clinic forms and storage contracts, to drafting gamete donation and surrogacy agreements, to obtaining parentage judgments in the New York courts. With our firm, you will receive timely and insightful guidance specific to the needs of your growing family.

Why Couples and Individuals Seek an IVF Lawyer

1. Securing Parental Rights to a Child Born Through Assisted Reproduction
When working with a gestational surrogate or gamete donor in order to have a child, extra legal steps are usually necessary to secure your parental rights in New York.  An IVF lawyer ensures that the manner and timing for securing your legal parentage is addressed at the outset of your reproductive arrangement.  In many reproductive arrangements, New York law permits your parentage to be secured pre-birth, so you are recognized as the legal parents of your child from the moment of their birth.  However, in order to benefit from this pre-birth judgment of parentage, you must comply with specific statutory provisions at your fertility clinic.

2. Drafting and Reviewing IVF Agreements
From clinic consent forms to donation contracts and gestational surrogacy agreements, IVF involves a lot of paperwork. An experienced IVF lawyer can review or draft agreements that comply with New York law, clarify rights and responsibilities of all parties, and outlines what happens in unique or unexpected circumstances.

3. Resolving Disputes
Disputes over embryos, legal parentage, or donor involvement can arise in situations where the parties are not adequately advised and protected.  An IVF attorney can provide legal clarity and guidance, negotiate resolutions, and, if necessary, represent your interests in court.

4. Financial and Insurance Guidance
IVF can be expensive, and insurance coverage can be confusing.  If you are lucky enough to live in a state with mandated insurance coverage for fertility treatment, you may still require assistance from an IVF lawyer in understanding your coverage options, negotiating claims, and appealing denials of coverage.  An IVF lawyer can help you navigate coverage issues, secure necessary and advisable insurance for your fertility journey, and ensure financial agreements with donors or surrogates are clear and enforceable.

5. Protecting Privacy and Medical Information
Fertility treatments involve sensitive personal and medical data. IVF lawyers understand the deeply personal and confidential nature of your fertility journey and your legal agreements, and will ensure these documents and details remain private.

Why Our Experience is Important for IVF Legal Matters

We know you’ve done your research into the medical aspects of IVF and selected a fertility doctor based on experience, insurance coverage, out-of-pocket expense, location, and success rates.  You should bring that same level of inquiry when selecting an IVF lawyer.  Our Westchester County IVF lawyer will provide experienced advice and guidance so you can make informed decisions for your growing family and future fertility options.  Before you begin the IVF process, talk to us about legal protections you can put in place at the outset of your fertility treatment. You should concentrate on your health and your growing family, without worrying about the legal aspects of your family building.

• Janene Oleaga has been recognized as one of Maine’s 40 Under 40 for her work in reproductive rights and family formation
• Ms. Oleaga contributed to a landmark 2025 New York Supreme Court decision affirming parental recognition for three parents through assisted reproduction
• Our firm provides legal guidance on surrogacy agreements to protect intended parents and surrogates
• Janene Oleaga serves as Maine’s State Captain for RESOLVE, leading state and federal advocacy for family-building rights
• Ms. Oleaga serves on the boards of AllPaths Family Building and the New England Fertility Society advocating for increased access to fertility care.
• Janene Oleaga serves on the board of the BIVF Foundation, providing family building grants for New Englanders who require financial assistance to pursue treatment.

The IVF process can be complicated. Let the legal team at Oleaga Law LLC guide and protect you. Call us today to get started.