Surrogacy in Connecticut
We serve all of Connecticut, working with surrogates and intended parents from Stamford, Greenwich, and Norwalk to Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Waterbury, and Danbury. Connecticut wrote gestational surrogacy into a modern state law, the Connecticut Parentage Act of 2022, and most of the process happens where you live: you apply from home, match from home, and see your own OB for prenatal care, with a small number of trips to the fertility clinic in California. Below is how it works from where you live.
- Serving
- All of ConnecticutStamford, Bridgeport, New Haven, Hartford, Norwalk and beyond
- Helping families since
- 2015A California agency serving the whole state
- The law
- Connecticut Parentage ActGestational surrogacy in statute since 2022
- Parentage
- Recognized at birthPre-birth judgment of parentage under the Act
How surrogacy works when you live in Connecticut
Most Connecticut families come to us asking two things: is this protected here, and how does it work from here? The answers are yes, Connecticut has a modern surrogacy law, and mostly from your own home. Here is the honest picture for each side.
You stay home for most of it
You apply from home, and the early conversations and records review happen by phone and video. The medical steps, the clinic evaluation and the embryo transfer, happen at the fertility clinic in California. For most surrogates that means a small number of trips, not a relocation, and we plan every one with you.
Connecticut to Southern California is a real cross-country flight, roughly six hours nonstop from the New York-area airports, and we say so plainly and plan every trip with you. Once pregnancy is confirmed, you are home with your own OB in Stamford, New Haven, Hartford, or wherever home is, for the whole pregnancy. Read the full picture on our become a surrogate page.
One team, coordinated to Connecticut
Consultations happen by video, or in person at our California home office if you prefer, and matching, screening, and legal referrals run through one coordinator. The legal work is handled by independent attorneys, including counsel for the Connecticut parentage work your match needs under the Connecticut Parentage Act.
We tell you plainly where each step happens before you commit to anything. Start with surrogacy for intended parents.
Surrogacy is written into Connecticut law
Connecticut families ask about the law more than almost anything else, so here is the short version. The statute-level detail, and how Connecticut compares with every other state, lives on our law guide.
What you read here is general information, not legal advice. Your own attorney confirms how it applies to your match.
Read our full surrogacy law guideConnecticut wrote gestational surrogacy into statute with the Connecticut Parentage Act, effective January 1, 2022. A written surrogacy agreement, with independent legal counsel for the surrogate and for the intended parents, must be in place before any medical procedure. When the Act's requirements are met, each intended parent is a parent of the child by operation of law at birth, and a party may seek a judgment of parentage before the birth. The Act recognizes intended parents regardless of marital status, gender, or genetic connection to the child.
Connecticut law also requires that any compensation be placed in escrow before the medical steps begin. That is the same order of operations we follow everywhere: conversation first, screening and matching next, contracts signed before medications, and the money side in writing from the start.
A note on accuracy. The Act's streamlined path covers gestational surrogacy, where the surrogate is not genetically related to the child, and we work in gestational surrogacy only. Connecticut has a separate, more involved path for genetic surrogacy that requires probate-court validation, which we do not do. Always confirm your specifics with a Connecticut-licensed reproductive attorney.
Requirements to become a surrogate in Connecticut
These are the general guidelines most surrogacy programs follow, ours included. They are a starting point, not a verdict. The only way to know for certain is a conversation and a medical review.
Are between about 21 and 38 years oldThe range can flex based on your health history.
Have given birth before and are raising a child of your ownAgencies and clinics look for prior pregnancy experience.
Had healthy, full-term pregnancies and deliveriesReviewed with your medical records during screening.
Are in good general healthConfirmed through a clinic medical evaluation.
Live in a stable home with reliable supportA partner, family, or friends you can lean on.
Do not smoke or use illicit drugsAsked about and reviewed as part of screening.
Are a U.S. citizen or lawful permanent residentHelps keep the legal process clean and predictable.
Have a stable income, not relying on cash assistanceSo compensation is genuinely yours to keep.
Connecticut's law backs this shape too. The Connecticut Parentage Act asks that a surrogate be at least 21, have given birth before, complete medical and mental-health evaluations, have her own independent attorney, and carry health insurance through the pregnancy and eight weeks after. The screening we have always done fits the process Connecticut expects.
A word about compensation: compensation is real, and Connecticut law requires it be placed in escrow before anything medical begins. What it looks like depends on your situation, so we talk it through personally rather than posting numbers.
Wondering about a c-section, a tubal ligation, anxiety, or PCOS? Those questions come up often and the answer is usually more nuanced than a yes or no. We would rather talk it through than turn you away on a checklist. Our surrogate eligibility guide answers them condition by condition, the become a surrogate page has the full picture, or just reach out.
Building your family from Stamford, New Haven, or Hartford
Working with us from Connecticut looks like one team coordinating everything: the match, the screening, the clinic, and the legal work, all under one of the country's strongest surrogacy statutes. Here is what that means in practice.
Remote first, in person when you want
Consultations and matching conversations happen by video, around your schedule. When you want to sit across a table, our home office is a direct flight away. The full arc is on our how surrogacy works page.
The right counsel for Connecticut parentage work
Your agreement is drafted and reviewed by independent attorneys, and the parentage work is handled by counsel who knows the Connecticut Parentage Act, including its pre-birth judgment of parentage. You never have to figure out the legal sequencing alone.
Every kind of family
Married, unmarried, LGBTQ+, or single: the Connecticut Parentage Act recognizes intended parents regardless of marital status, gender, or genetic connection, and so do we. See how we support LGBTQ+ families.
Clear costs before you commit
We do not post price lists, and we do not do surprises either. Before you commit to anything, we walk through what shapes the total and build a personalized estimate for your situation. Our surrogacy costs guide explains how that works.
How does surrogacy work in Connecticut?
Every match moves at its own pace, but the path is the same. Here is what it looks like from your first conversation with us to the day the baby comes home.
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First conversation and application
You tell us where you are and what you want, by phone or video from anywhere in Connecticut. Surrogates complete an application; intended parents talk through goals, timing, and the kind of match they hope for. No medical details are needed yet.
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Screening, remote first
We review medical records and coordinate medical and psychological screening with you, working around your schedule. The in-person clinic evaluation is one of the small number of California trips, and we plan it with you.
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Matching
We introduce a surrogate and intended parents who fit each other on values, expectations, communication style, and the practical things, like contact during pregnancy and views on tough medical decisions. You decide together whether to move forward.
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Legal contracts with independent counsel
Each side retains its own attorney, and the surrogacy agreement is signed before any medications begin, with independent legal counsel for the surrogate and the intended parents as the Connecticut Parentage Act requires. This is also when compensation and expenses are set in writing.
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Embryo transfer and pregnancy
The fertility clinic in California handles the medical cycle and the embryo transfer, then you are home for the pregnancy with your own OB and your own hospital, whether you deliver in Stamford or New Haven. Your coordinator stays close to both sides throughout.
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Parentage and birth
Your attorneys complete the parentage work during the pregnancy, obtaining a judgment of parentage under the Connecticut Parentage Act so the intended parents are recognized as the child's parents at birth, and the family goes home together.
A California team, not a call center
Our home office is in Rancho Cucamonga, California, not Connecticut, and we would rather say that plainly than pretend a Connecticut storefront. What the miles actually mean: a direct flight from the New York-area airports or from Hartford, in-person meetings that are genuinely possible, and a coordinator who runs matches across state lines every day.
When you reach out, a real person calls you back, walks through your questions, and stays your person from then on. Screening conversations, matching, and check-ins happen by phone and video, around your work and your kids. The only steps that bring you to California are the clinic ones, and we plan those with you.
11989 Arrow Route, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
(626) 528-6868
Connecticut surrogacy, answered
Is surrogacy legal in Connecticut?
Yes. Gestational surrogacy, including compensated surrogacy, is written into Connecticut law under the Connecticut Parentage Act, effective January 1, 2022.
When the Act's requirements are met, each intended parent is recognized as a parent of the child at birth, and a judgment of parentage can be sought before the birth, regardless of marital status, gender, or genetic connection. For the state-by-state picture, see our surrogacy law guide.
How much does surrogacy cost in Connecticut?
Costs vary by your situation and your plan, so we walk through what shapes the total in a real conversation and put everything in writing, rather than posting figures.
Connecticut law also requires that any surrogate compensation be placed in escrow before the medical steps begin, which protects both sides. Our surrogacy costs guide explains how a personalized estimate comes together.
Do you need a lawyer for surrogacy in Connecticut?
Yes. Connecticut's law requires independent legal counsel for the surrogate and for the intended parents, named in the agreement.
The intended parents typically cover both sides' legal costs. We coordinate referrals to attorneys who handle Connecticut parentage work, and the deeper detail lives on our surrogacy law guide.
Do I have to travel to California?
Yes, some, and we would rather tell you that plainly: the clinic steps happen in California.
The screening evaluation and the embryo transfer happen at the clinic in California, planned with you well in advance. Everything else, from your first call to your prenatal care and delivery, stays home in Connecticut.
Get started in Connecticut
It starts with a conversation, from wherever you are in Connecticut. We listen first, then show you exactly what comes next.