Yifat Shaltiel, Esq. was introduced to the world of surrogacy and infertility through her own infertility journey. She has made it her mission to help others grow their families through surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology and hopes that the information in this book, about how to save money in a surrogacy journey, will help more individuals afford surrogacy and successfully become parents.Yifat Shaltiel, Esq. has over fifteen years of experience practicing surrogacy and assisted reproductive technology law. She is also a surrogacy coach and the owner of Surrogate Steps, a surrogacy agency helping families grow for over ten years. As one of the chairs of the Reproductive Health Law Committee for the Women's Bar Association of the state of New York, Yifat has testified on surrogacy matters in the New York State Legislature and participated as a panel speaker at various venues, including the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. She has been featured as a surrogacy law specialist at numerous venues, including Cornell Law School, and in news media outlets such as MSNBC. She has also published many articles on reproductive law and surrogacy and has taught CLE classes regarding surrogacy to other attorneys.