Becoming a surrogate in New Jersey gives you the opportunity to help an individual or couple grow their family while receiving meaningful compensation for your own family. As a gestational surrogate, you carry a pregnancy created through IVF using an embryo that is not genetically related to you. Your role is to provide a safe, healthy pregnancy for intended parents […]
If you live in New Jersey and are considering surrogacy, you have a clear path to growing your family. You may work with a gestational surrogate who lives in New Jersey or expand your search to qualified surrogates throughout the country. The process can feel overwhelming at first. Surrogacy involves fertility treatment, finding and screening a surrogate, legal agreements, insurance, […]
Surrogacy laws in the United States are not governed by one national rule. Instead, each state has its own approach to gestational surrogacy, parentage orders, birth certificates, compensation, surrogacy agreements, genetic connection requirements, and whether intended parents can be recognized as the legal parents without completing an adoption. But the most important point for intended parents to understand is this: […]
For many gay men and same-sex male couples, the dream of becoming a father once felt uncertain, complicated, or out of reach. Today, advances in reproductive medicine, stronger legal protections, and experienced surrogacy professionals have made biological parenthood possible for thousands of LGBTQ+ families across the United States. Gay surrogacy is not a workaround. It is a well-established, medically supported, […]
Short answer: Yes, you can be a surrogate with herpes. Having herpes does not automatically disqualify you from becoming a surrogate mother. Whether you have HSV-1 (oral herpes) or HSV-2 (genital herpes), surrogacy is still possible with proper medical management, full transparency with your agency, and monitoring throughout the pregnancy. If you experience a genital herpes outbreak at or near […]
If you’re asking how old you have to be to be a surrogate, you’re not alone. It is one of the first questions many women ask when they begin exploring surrogacy. The short answer is this: Most gestational surrogacy programs prefer gestational carriers to be between 21 and 45 years old, and many agencies set a narrower working range of […]
Navigating the legal side of surrogacy can be complex, but you don’t have to do it alone. Whether you’re an intended parent or a prospective surrogate, having a qualified surrogacy lawyer or attorney by your side is essential. From drafting and negotiating the Gestational Carrier Agreement (GCA) to securing court orders establishing legal parentage, the legal aspects of surrogacy require […]
One of the most common questions people have about surrogacy is: Does a surrogate share blood with the baby? It’s a fair question. After all, pregnancy is an intimate biological process, and many assume that carrying a child must involve some kind of direct blood connection. But the answer may surprise you: a surrogate does not share blood with the […]
Surrogacy is becoming an increasingly common family-building option that offers hope for people who are unable to carry a pregnancy on their own. But how does surrogacy work? It’s a great question and one most people thinking about surrogacy want to know. Interestingly, the answer depends on the type of surrogacy used, so we’ll start things there. Continue reading to […]
