In this episode of The Surrogacy Space, Greenspoon Marder surrogacy partner Marla Neufeld shares key insights from a recent conversation with Greenspoon Marder immigration partners Patricia Gannon and Marcela Bermudez on a major update to Florida’s surrogacy laws. With the signing of the Foreign Interference Restriction and Enforcement (FIRE) Act, effective July 1, 2026, new restrictions will prohibit intended parents and surrogates who are citizens or residents of certain “foreign countries of concern” from entering into surrogacy arrangements in Florida. This marks the first significant change to Florida’s surrogacy framework in over 30 years and raises important questions at the intersection of family law and immigration policy.

The discussion explores how the law may be interpreted in practice, including unresolved questions around resi ...