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A few years ago, Windsor resident Carrie Mathews decided to become a surrogate mother.
She has four children of her own, ages 2, 4, 6 and 8.
"All my pregnancies have been easy for me. I love being pregnant. I wanted to give a family to someone who couldn't have one otherwise," Mathews said.
She found an agency online called the National Adoption and Surrogacy Center based in Washington, D.C.
"I was introduced to several families and finally found one that just felt right to me," Mathews said.
Mathews chose to help a couple in Austria: Rudolf and Teresa Bako. They were in their 50s and had been trying to have children for 20 years.
"I feel like they became my family. They adored me and I adored them," Mathews said.
Mathews and the Bakos signed a contract, spelling out the terms: $25,000 just for carrying the child.
"They would pay us $2,000 every month [to pay towards the $25,000]. They put the money in an escrow account through the agency," Mathews said.
The 30-plus page contract also took into...
She has four children of her own, ages 2, 4, 6 and 8.
"All my pregnancies have been easy for me. I love being pregnant. I wanted to give a family to someone who couldn't have one otherwise," Mathews said.
She found an agency online called the National Adoption and Surrogacy Center based in Washington, D.C.
"I was introduced to several families and finally found one that just felt right to me," Mathews said.
Mathews chose to help a couple in Austria: Rudolf and Teresa Bako. They were in their 50s and had been trying to have children for 20 years.
"I feel like they became my family. They adored me and I adored them," Mathews said.
Mathews and the Bakos signed a contract, spelling out the terms: $25,000 just for carrying the child.
"They would pay us $2,000 every month [to pay towards the $25,000]. They put the money in an escrow account through the agency," Mathews said.
The 30-plus page contract also took into...