Family Formation Legal Services

Steven’s practice is limited solely to that which he cherishes – helping create families. Steven completes each family formation matter as if it were his own. Steven handles all aspects of family formation law, including all forms of assisted reproduction and adoption. His goal is to make each assisted reproduction and adoption matter a positive and successful experience.

Knowledge, Experience, & Integrity
Steven has established himself as an attorney who does not take short cuts. He has the skill, expertise, and the high standard of ethics to make sure each family formation matter is completed cleanly and solidly.

Individual Care & Accessibility
Steven understands the personal nature of family formation matters. His philosophy is not to push any particular way of proceeding. Rather, he encourages each matter go forward in the most comfortable manner for all involved.

Complete Coordination
Steven thoroughly manages all aspects of his practice. His attention to detail helps make the family formation experience smooth for everyone involved. Steven provides continuous interaction with the involved participants throughout the pregnancy, the delivery, and through the conclusion of the legal process. He strongly encourages counseling, and has established excellent relationships to refer only the best and right counselors and other professionals for each situation.

Assisted Reproduction Services

Steven takes pride in helping form families through assisted reproduction.  Steven is a leading attorney in this new and expanding field of law, in which he sensitively handles hundreds of reproduction matters per year, both domestically and internationally, and is actively involved in legislative matters.

Areas of Steven’s reproduction practice include gestational and traditional surrogacy, as well as egg, embryo, and sperm donation.  Steven brings the utmost integrity, reliability, knowledge, and compassion to his assisted reproduction practice. Every detail is handled delicately and he ensures that each matter is completed in a proper and timely manner.

Steven’s assisted reproduction services include thorough and supportive legal counsel; experienced risk assessment; guidance concerning the various steps and procedures;  drafting, reviewing and negotiating the legal contracts;  drafting the necessary court documents and performing all work as required for the establishment of parental rights; analysis of complex international and interstate issues; trust account administration; and making sure the legal procedures are proper and ethical. He gladly provides services to intended parents, surrogates, recipients, and donors.

Escrow/Trust Account Services

Steven is pleased to provide responsible and meticulous escrow/trust account services, wherein a separate and dedicated bank account is opened for each surrogacy matter in which he holds the escrow/trust funds.  His office provides detailed and concise account statements on a regular basis and whenever requested.

Adoption Services

Services for Adoptive Parents

Knowing the very personal nature of adoptions, Steven not only explains his services, but also offers the opportunity to make sure he is the right fit for them.  Steven works with a limited number of adoptive parents at a time, enabling him to focus on their particular needs and to increase the opportunity for a quick and successful match with a birth mother.

Steven handles all forms of adoption, including independent and agency adoptions; intrastate and interstate adoptions; stepparent and second parent adoptions; foster adoptions; special needs adoptions; and adult adoptions.

Services & Financial Assistance to Birth Mothers

Steven treats all birth mothers with the compassion, care and respect they deserve.

All services Steven provides to birth mothers are free of charge. He makes himself available to the birth parents and, if desired, other members of their family.

Knowing the challenges a birth mother encounters in her pregnancy, birth mothers are provided lawful financial assistance with their pregnancy-related expenses, including medical, living, and counseling costs.

Birth parents and their loved ones are encouraged to contact Steven Lazarus for profiles of awaiting adoptive families.