What if an adoptive family completes their family and still has embryos remaining?
if (!isNS4) {document.write(”);} This is a matter which should be addressed in the legal contracts signed by both parties. The donor may not want to have the embryos returned to them after the adopter has completed their family building. In this case, the adopter determines the disposition of the embryos based on what was legally agreed to in their contract. Some contracts will specify a period of time in which the embryos must be thawed and transferred by the adopter. If more time is needed, another relinquishment will be requested from the donor. If the adopting parents have remaining embryos that they will not be transferring at a later time, a best practice is to have the embryos returned to the original donating family. The original family may then determine if the embryos may be adopted by another family. This gives the original donor control over who gives birth to genetic siblings of their children.
