Corpus Christi surrogate fights for baby after California arrests

A mother of four from Corpus Christi believed she was giving a California couple a gift: helping grow their family by carrying a child through surrogacy. But Kayla Elliott’s act of generosity has turned into a legal and emotional nightmare. Elliott said she was led to believe the intended parents had one child and had spent a decade trying unsuccessfully to conceive again.

“I thought this was perfect,” Elliott said. “Just what I was looking for — someone who was struggling. They seemed sweet, so I jumped in.”

But after the pregnancy began, she said communication from the couple became distant and inconsistent…

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