XX. TAXATION AND IMMIGRATION This Surrogacy Agreement does not provide any instructions to the Participants on immigration and / or taxation issues. Though, it is the responsibility of the Participant receiving payments or any other type of benefit pursuant to this Surrogacy Agreement to look for an independent legal advice as for the tax consequences of any payments, benefits and / or immigration laws.
XXI. EXECUTION This Surrogacy Agreement may possibly be executed in two (2) or in more counterparts, every of which is to be an original, though not every of which shall constitute one and the same instrument.
XXII. NOTICE Any permitted, described or required notice to be given pursuant this Surrogacy Agreement is to be deemed to have been given two (2) business days after its sending by Federal Express or by any other comparable overnight express courier service, with the proof for receipt available, or on the same business day, in case if it is personally delivered, addressed to the Participants in the following way:
If to the Couple of the Intended Parents: With a copy to: (Attorney)
If to the Surrogate Mother and her Husband, if there is any:
With a copy to: (Attorney)
XXIII. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS We, the undersigned, acknowledge that we have read this document in full, and acknowledge that we understand and accept the content of each provision and its legal effect before entering into this Surrogacy Agreement. Every Participant acknowledges that it fully understands this Surrogacy Agreement and that it is signing the same freely and voluntarily and that there is no Participant, which has any reason to believe that the other Participants did not freely and voluntarily execute this Surrogacy Agreement.
The Participants do stipulate and agree that this Surrogacy Contract was drafted in the State of ___, the Participants have availed themselves of professionals in the State of ___ and the State of ___, and as such, it is the express intent of the Participants and material term of this Surrogacy Agreement that in case of a breach of contract or if there is any dispute, which is NOT related to the arrival of a Child / Children or to the finalization of parental rights in the State of ___, this Surrogacy Agreement shall be governed by, construed and enforced with, the laws of the State of ___. The Participants do stipulate and agree that for all the purposes, which are mentioned above, of a breach of contract or contract dispute, that ___ law shall govern any conflicts, interpretation and/or applications of this Surrogacy Agreement. For all the purposes, which are mentioned above, the Participants agree that subject matter and personal jurisdiction shall be vested in the courts of ___. In case if there is any direct conflict of law which would otherwise influence the finalization of parental rights in the State of ___ , the Participants do stipulate and agree to jurisdiction and venue in the State of ___. We, each declared separately under penalty of perjury under the law of the State of ___ that all the foregoing as well s any other information, which is personally known to the Participants, and which is provided to each other is complete, correct and true to the best of our knowledge, and that we agree to all terms, mentioned in this Surrogacy Contract. IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Participants have executed this Traditional Surrogacy Contract as of the date indicated above.
______________________ _____________________ (Name) "Intended Father" Date ______________________ ______________________ (Name) "Intended Mother" Date ______________________ _______________________ (Name) "Surrogate Mother” Date _______________________ _______________________ (Name)"Surrogate Mother’s Husband" Date
|