Mr. Richard Vaughn:

I echo Ms Wasser said. We do a tremendous amount of discounted and pro bono work, where applicable, and we also have many tragic cases. On average, in the US, if we include egg donation and surrogacy, the costs then can range from $140,000 to $200,000. The legal fees are less than 5% of those costs, which could be anywhere in the range of $5,000 to $10,000, depending on the state. Procedures do vary from state to state.

To address one other question asked, regarding at what age it is appropriate to tell the child, in talking with many mental health professionals, I have found that they will say that the children can handle what the parents can handle. The earlier it is possible to tell children, the better. We told our children very early and they are very clear on this story. We tell them in small bits and as they grow older this story increases. It is never this big mystery revealed when children are aged 12, 14 or some other magic number. Therefore, I encourage early disclosure.