Surrogate children and citizenship

Surrogacy in Thailand is a very simplified process and no law obstructs you from taking part in the surrogacy process. It is good, symbolically as a humanitarian aspect. Though the process is very smooth in Thailand, sometimes legal problems surround when clients from other nations come to seek help for infertility treatment. In international surrogacy kid born with the help of surrogate need a citizen of the intended parents' homeland. The issue in pertinence with the Thailand is legal Surrogate mother is considered as the mother of a kid, and once she gives up her parental rights then, intended parents get the physical custody and parental rights.
Here problem arises when the surrogate develops an emotional attachment with the kid and refuses to relinquish her rights over the kid. Then, it becomes a serious issue; this kind of problems may add a legal tussle. If the surrogacy arrangement is proper, then, this kind of problems can easily tackled by the prospective parents. At next stage kid’s citizenship is very pivotal. Some countries have set guidelines which are mandatory for awarding citizenship.
Few guidelines which are common is a genetic relationship with the kid, either mother or father should have been related genetically. Particularly in Australia laws demand DNA test and they may consult surrogate too. Surrogate children and citizenship are the serious issue being discussed in all major forums. There are several countries which have prohibited commercial surrogacy too. The best advice from surrogacy agency is to have proper knowledge about the legal procedure right from initial surrogacy in the international surrogacy process.

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