Couple to Pay Surrogate Mother’s Medical Bills
A California couple who hired a British woman to have a baby for them and then backed out when they found she was carrying twins will continue paying her medical expenses despite a bitter court battle the three are involved in, attorneys said Thursday.
Surrogate mother Helen Beasley, 26, who is preparing to deliver twins in December, will receive $6,500 from Charles Wheeler and Martha Berman of Berkeley on Monday, the couple’s attorney, Monty McIntyre, said.
The couple, who were to pay $19,000 for the pregnancy, will “continue to make payments to Ms. Beasley in the future,” the lawyer said.
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
