Dorothy K. Phillips has
been chosen as one of the Super
Lawyers
of Pennsylvania for 2008! Check out
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Dorothy K. Phillips named as one of the Top 50 Female Lawyers in Pennsylvania, as published in Philadelphia Magazine
Dorothy K Phillips and Associates, LLC resolves family law issues including Divorce, Custody, Paternity, Child Support, Alimony, Prenups, Postnups and Adoption in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. You can count on her firm to help you receive the right advice for your family.
LATEST ARTICLE:
Everything you always wanted to know about
ART (Assisted Reproductive Technologies)!
Read LIFE IMITATES
ART, by attorney Dorothy K. Phillips, published in the Pa. Law Weekly
on May 5, 2008 in the “Domestic Disputes” column and appearing
right here on this web site. Just click onto Publications and
you can read that article on the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania's decision
approving a contract for sperm donation by IVF to a mother by implanting
the fertilized embryo in her and providing that there are no parental rights
to the sperm donor and no child support due to the mother.
In this case, the identity of the sperm donor and mother were known b the parties to the private contract. Read about the Uniform Parenting Act (UPA) which sets out the terms and conditions of surrogate parenting contracts. What are the far- reaching implications? A woman can pick the sperm donor for her child. Male gay partners can pick the mother and contribute the sperm. Gay women partners can chose the father of their child. The list is endless.NEED TO KNOW: Alternative Reproductive Technologies (ART) . In-vitro fertilization, Artificial Insemination, gestational carriers (surrogacy).
