Surrogacy in Georgia
We serve all of Georgia, working with surrogates and intended parents in Atlanta, Marietta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and Athens. There is no law against surrogacy in Georgia, and families here work through written agreements and the courts with their own attorneys, 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. Here is how the whole thing works from where you live.
- Serving
- All of GeorgiaAtlanta, Savannah, Augusta, Columbus, Macon, and beyond
- Helping families since
- 2015Coordinated from our California home office
- The law
- No surrogacy statuteFamilies work through written agreements and the courts
- Parentage
- Through the courtsYour attorney handles it in your county's court, not by statute
How surrogacy works when you live in Georgia
Every agency page sells its program; almost none walks you through the geography of care, meaning what happens in Georgia and what happens at the clinic. So here it is, plainly, for each side.
Most of it happens in your own zip code
You apply from home, and screening conversations and records review run by phone and video. The clinic evaluation and the embryo transfer happen at the fertility clinic in California, a small number of planned trips, and Atlanta's airport makes that a direct flight rather than an expedition. Never a relocation.
Once pregnancy is confirmed, you are home for good: your own OB in Marietta, Savannah, or wherever home is, your own hospital for delivery, and a coordinator who answers when you call. The full picture is on our become a surrogate page.
One team, coordinated to Georgia
Consultations happen by video, or in person at our California home office if you prefer. One coordinator runs matching, screening, and the clinic, and the legal work is done by independent attorneys, including counsel for the Georgia parentage work your match needs.
Where each step happens, and who is responsible for it, is on the table before you commit to anything. Start with surrogacy for intended parents.
Surrogacy in Georgia, the honest version
You will find pages claiming Georgia has "strong legal protections" for surrogacy. The truthful version is a little different and, we think, more reassuring, so here it is. The state-by-state comparison lives on our law guide.
This is general information, not legal advice. Your own Georgia attorney confirms how it applies to your match.
Read our full surrogacy law guideThe state of Georgia has no surrogacy statute, and no law against it either. Instead, families here work through written agreements and the courts: each side has its own attorney, the agreement is put in writing before anything medical begins, and your attorneys handle the parentage step through the court in your county.
Because the path runs through attorneys and county courts rather than one statewide statute, the drafting is the load-bearing step. Your attorneys prepare the agreement before any medications begin, plan the parentage filing around your county's practice, and put compensation in writing from the start. That is not a workaround; in Georgia it simply is the process, and it works smoothly when it is done right.
A note on accuracy. We work in gestational surrogacy only, where the surrogate is not genetically related to the child. County practice genuinely varies, so nothing on this page is a promise about timing or venue; your Georgia-licensed reproductive attorney confirms the path for your match.
Requirements to become a surrogate in Georgia
These are the general guidelines most surrogacy programs use, ours included. They are the doorway, not the verdict; what settles it 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.
The screening also serves the legal side. Because the parentage step runs through the courts, a well-formed agreement built on real medical and psychological screening matters, and that is the screening we have always run: records first, clinic evaluation next, psychological screening alongside, explained at every step.
On compensation: it is real, it goes into your written agreement before anything medical begins, and it depends on your situation. Some Georgia agencies publish ranges; we would rather talk it through personally, because a range on a website is about averages and your agreement is about you.
And if you are carrying a question like a prior c-section, a tubal ligation, anxiety, or PCOS: ask it. The answer is usually more nuanced than a form can hold. Our surrogate eligibility guide works through them condition by condition, the become a surrogate page has the whole arc, or just call.
Building your family from Atlanta
From Buckhead to Savannah's squares, working with us looks the same: one coordinated team for the match, the screening, the clinic, and the legal work, and honest answers before commitments. Here is what that means in practice.
Remote first, in person when you want
Consultations and matching conversations run by video, around your schedule. When you want to sit down together, our California home office is a direct flight from Atlanta. The step-by-step arc lives on our how surrogacy works page.
The right counsel for Georgia parentage work
Independent attorneys draft and review your agreement, then handle the parentage step through the court in your county, planned around the timing of the birth. You never carry the sequencing alone.
Every kind of family, welcomed
We support families of every kind, married and unmarried, gay and straight, couples and single parents, and your Georgia attorney confirms the right path for yours. See how we support LGBTQ+ families.
Clear costs before you commit
We do not post price lists, and we do not do surprises either. What we do: walk through everything that shapes the total, including how your insurance picture fits in, and put a personalized estimate in front of you first. Our surrogacy costs guide explains the pieces.
How does surrogacy work in Georgia?
Same six steps every time, at your match's pace. First call to homecoming, here is the road.
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First conversation and application
A call or video chat from anywhere in Georgia. Surrogates open an application; intended parents talk through goals, timing, and what they want the relationship to feel like. No medical records needed yet.
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Screening, remote first
Records review and psychological screening happen around your life, mostly from home. The in-person clinic evaluation is one of the planned California trips, scheduled with you well ahead.
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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 has its own attorney, and the agreement is finalized and signed before any medications begin. In Georgia's contract-and-court model this is the load-bearing step, and it is when compensation and expenses go into writing.
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Embryo transfer and pregnancy
The California clinic runs the medical cycle and the transfer, then Georgia is simply home for the long stretch: your own OB, your own hospital, whether that is in Midtown Atlanta or out by Augusta, with your coordinator close to both sides.
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Parentage and birth
Your attorneys handle the parentage work through the court in your county, timed around the birth, so the intended parents are recognized as their child's legal parents and the family goes home together.
A California program, honest about the miles
Our home office is in Rancho Cucamonga, California. We have no Georgia storefront, and we would rather tell you that than rent a virtual address in Atlanta to look local. Several of the agencies ranking for Georgia searches are in the same position; we are just the ones saying it out loud.
What the miles mean in practice: phone and video for everything except the clinic steps, scheduled around your work and your kids, and a coordinator who runs cross-state matches every day. That holds in Macon, Athens, Columbus, and Albany just as much as in Atlanta. When you reach out, a real person calls you back and stays your person from then on.
11989 Arrow Route, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91739
(626) 528-6868
Georgia surrogacy, answered
Is surrogacy legal in Georgia?
Yes. In Georgia (the U.S. state), there is no law against gestational surrogacy. Georgia has no surrogacy statute, so families work through written agreements and the courts, with their own attorney on each side.
The path runs through independent attorneys and county courts rather than a single statute, which is why experienced Georgia counsel is part of every match. For the state-by-state picture, see our surrogacy law guide.
What are the requirements to be a surrogate in Georgia?
In broad strokes: about 21 to 38, at least one healthy birth, a child you are raising now, good general health, no smoking, and a stable home with real support.
Georgia adds no statutory checklist, so program guidelines plus medical and psychological screening make the call, and a person reads every application. The surrogate eligibility guide covers the condition-specific questions.
Do I have to travel to California?
Yes, for the clinic steps: the medical evaluation and the embryo transfer happen at the fertility clinic in California.
From Georgia that is a planned direct flight, not a recurring commute, and we book the trips together well in advance. Everything else, application, screening conversations, prenatal care, and delivery, stays home in Georgia with your own OB.
How much does surrogacy cost in Georgia?
It depends on your match, your insurance picture, and your path, which is why we build a personalized estimate instead of posting a price list.
What we can promise is the order of operations: you see what shapes the total, including how insurance review fits in, before you commit to anything. Our surrogacy costs guide explains each piece without the mystery.
How do intended parents in Atlanta get started?
Tell us where you are. Whether you have embryos, are choosing a clinic, or are just starting to research, the first step is one honest conversation.
Consultations happen by video, or at our California home office if you want to meet in person. From there, one coordinator runs the match, the screening, the clinic, and the independent legal work. Begin with surrogacy for intended parents or the how surrogacy works guide.
Get started in Georgia
It starts with a conversation, from wherever you are in Georgia. We listen first, then show you exactly what comes next.