Summary: Bud Lake is originally from New Jersey and moved to Madrid, Spain in 2001 to learn Spanish. Almost 20 years later he is still in Spain and now married with children. Bud met Manuel in Madrid in 2010 and moved to Valencia to live with him in 2011. In 2012 they were married and in 2013 their first son Álvaro was born via surrogacy in India. In 2015 their daughter Carmen was born in Thailand. Every surrogacy journey is its own special and unique journey. Listen to Bud as he discusses with Ellen and Jenn: • His background and moving to Spain. • Meeting the love of his life. • Trying to grow their family through international surrogacy. • Their first journey through India. • Some of the bumps along the way. • Starting a second journey with Thailand. • Thailand surrogacy scandals and political unrest affecting their journey. • The birth of their second child and meeting the surrogate for the first time. • The start of a parental rights nightmare. • Heading to court when the surrogate wanted to keep the baby. • A happy conclusion. Want to share your story or ask a question? Call and leave us a message on our hotline: 303-997-1903. Learn more about our podcast: https://iwanttoputababyinyou.com/ Learn more about our surrogacy agencies: https://www.brightfuturesfamilies.com/ Learn more about Ellen’s law firm: http://trachmanlawcenter.com/ Check out Bud and Manuel’s website: http://www.twogaypapas.com/ Follow Bud and Manuel on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/twogaypapas/
