Well, with the wild fires evacuating the office and our homes, we have been alittle behind on the news these days.  But, as you may or may not know, the Florida surrogate mother has been given custody of the child.  There are posts for her and against her; however, please keep in mind that no one really knows what happened, except for the parties - so keep an open mind.  See the most recent article below:

A cautionary tale for couples using surrogates - MSNBC.com

Despite a court ruling against them, a Florida couple vows to continue their legal battle to gain custody of a child born by the woman they hired as a surrogate, but who then decided to keep the baby.

The issue, Tom and Gwyn Lamitina say, is not about Florida surrogacy law, which clearly gives the woman the right to the child. They are fighting for Tom Lamitina’s rights as the father of the child.

“We filed an appeal,” Scott Alan Salomon, the attorney for the couple, told TODAY co-host Meredith Vieira when all three appeared on the program Tuesday. “The trial judge overstepped his bounds. He had no right whatsoever to terminate parental rights in a paternity action.”

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