Surrogacy in New Hampshire
We serve all of New Hampshire, working with surrogates and intended parents in Manchester, New Hampshire, in Nashua and Concord, along the Seacoast in Portsmouth, Dover and Rochester, New Hampshire, in Keene, and up in the Upper Valley around Lebanon and Hanover. Families build through gestational surrogacy in New Hampshire every year, with the parentage order handled by your attorneys through the probate division. New Hampshire wrote gestational carrier agreements into its parentage statute, so the agreement is signed with independent counsel on each side before any medical step, and a parentage order can be sought before the birth. Most of it happens where you live: you apply from home, match from home, and see your own OB for prenatal care. The first fertility-clinic appointments happen at our clinic in California, a real trip we plan with you well in advance. Here is what that actually looks like from New Hampshire.
- Serving
- All of New HampshireManchester, Nashua, Concord, Portsmouth, Dover, Keene, Lebanon and beyond
- Your care
- Your own OB and hospitalAt home in New Hampshire, through delivery
- The law
- In statuteNew Hampshire's parentage statute: independent counsel on each side, and a parentage order your attorneys can seek before the birth
- Parentage
- By court orderYour attorneys petition the probate division; the birth certificate names the intended parents
How surrogacy works when you live in New Hampshire
New Hampshire has a specific statute for gestational carrier agreements, so the question we hear most is not whether surrogacy happens here. It is what working with a California program actually means from Nashua or Keene: which steps come to you, and which ones ask you to travel. Here is the plain geography, one side at a time.
New Hampshire for the pregnancy, California for the clinic
Applying, the screening conversations, and the records review happen from home by phone and video, whether home is Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Dover, Rochester, Keene, Lebanon or a town in between. The first fertility-clinic appointments, the medical screening, and the embryo transfer happen at our fertility clinic in California. We say that plainly because it is true: those are planned trips, booked with you well in advance, never a relocation, and never something we dress up as close.
Once pregnancy is confirmed, everything comes home: your own OB, your own hospital, whether you deliver in Manchester, Portsmouth, Concord or Lebanon, with your coordinator a call away throughout. The full picture is on our become a surrogate page.
One team, from the first call to the parentage order
Consultations happen by video, or in person at our California home office when you would rather have a table between you. One coordinator runs the match, the screening, and the clinic. The legal work sits with independent attorneys, New Hampshire counsel included, who draft the gestational carrier agreement New Hampshire's statute requires, with separate counsel for your surrogate, and who petition the probate division for the parentage order the statute provides, which can be sought before the birth.
We tell you where each step happens, and who is in the room, before you commit to anything. Start with surrogacy for intended parents.
What the law says in New Hampshire, plainly.
"What are the New Hampshire surrogacy laws?" is how most people here ask it, by name rather than by verdict, and the answer is a specific statute. New Hampshire's parentage statute sets out who can be a gestational carrier, what the agreement has to contain, and how a parentage order is sought, so the plan is made with your attorneys before anything medical begins. The full state-by-state picture lives on our law guide.
This is general information, not legal advice. Your own New Hampshire attorney confirms how it applies to your match.
Read our full surrogacy law guideNew Hampshire wrote gestational carrier agreements into its parentage statute, recodified in 2014 and updated in 2023. Under it, the agreement is in writing and signed before any medical procedure to impregnate the carrier, every party has a lawyer, and the surrogate's lawyer is separate and independent from the intended parents'. The statute asks that a gestational carrier be at least 21, have given birth to at least one child, and complete a physical medical evaluation and a mental health consultation, and that the intended parents complete a mental health consultation and a legal consultation of their own. It asks that the agreement spell out how reasonable compensation, if any, is paid to the surrogate, and how decisions about the pregnancy would be made. An agreement that substantially meets those requirements is, in the statute's words, presumed valid and enforceable.
Any party to the agreement can ask the probate division for a parentage order before, during or after the pregnancy. The statute directs the court to grant it within 30 days when the parties have substantially complied, sworn affidavits can be enough so a hearing is not required unless the court needs more, and the order directs that the birth certificate name the intended parents and not the carrier. The statute defines an intended parent as a person, married or unmarried, and covers arrangements whether or not the intended parents are genetically related to the child. The exact filings and their timing are your attorneys' plan, not something a page can promise.
A note on accuracy. New Hampshire's statute covers gestational carrier arrangements, where the surrogate has made no genetic contribution, and that is the only kind of surrogacy we do. Because the parentage order runs through the probate division on your attorneys' petition, the drafting and the counsel carry the weight; your own New Hampshire attorney confirms how it applies to your match.
Requirements to become a surrogate in New Hampshire
These are the general guidelines most surrogacy programs follow, ours included, for anyone thinking about becoming a surrogate in New Hampshire. Read them as a starting point rather than a verdict; the deciding step is always 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.
New Hampshire's statute asks for some of this too. It asks that a gestational carrier be at least 21, have given birth to at least one child, complete a physical medical evaluation and a mental health consultation, and have her own independent attorney. All of that is already part of how we screen. What carries the rest of the weight is the screening itself: your medical records, a clinic evaluation in California, and psychological screening, done in that order and explained as we go.
How much do surrogates make in New Hampshire is one of the first questions we hear, and the honest answer is personal: compensation is real, it is written into your agreement before any medications begin, and it is shaped by your situation. New Hampshire's statute asks that the agreement spell out how reasonable compensation, if any, is paid to the surrogate, so it is in writing with your own attorney before anything medical, and it is held in escrow. We would rather have that conversation with you personally than post headline numbers, so the answer you hear is actually yours.
A c-section in your history? A tubal ligation, anxiety, or PCOS? Usually not the end of the story, and never a reason to be turned away unheard. Our surrogate eligibility guide takes those questions one condition at a time, the become a surrogate page covers the whole arc, or simply reach out.
Building your family from Manchester, Nashua, Concord or the New Hampshire Seacoast
From Manchester or Nashua, from Concord, or from a Seacoast town like Portsmouth or Exeter, the first step is the same: a phone call and no commitment. Working with us from New Hampshire means one coordinated team for the match, the screening, the clinic and the independent legal work, run by one person you know by name, and we tell you up front where every step happens. Here is what that means in practice.
Remote first, in person when you want
Video consultations fit around work and school pickups; when you would rather sit down together, the California home office is a planned trip, and we tell you exactly which steps ask for one. The step-by-step arc is on our how surrogacy works page.
Counsel who draft the agreement and petition for the parentage order
Your agreement is drafted and reviewed by independent attorneys who write it to New Hampshire's statute, with separate counsel for your surrogate, and who then petition the probate division for the parentage order, which the statute lets them seek before the birth. The statute also lets that petition be brought in the county where the surrogate lives, where you live, where the embryo transfer takes place, where a required consultation took place, or where the child is born or expected to be born, so intended parents outside New Hampshire can match with a New Hampshire surrogate; your attorneys confirm venue and jurisdiction for your match.
Every kind of family, welcomed
We welcome married, unmarried, LGBTQ+, and single intended parents. New Hampshire's statute defines an intended parent as a person, married or unmarried, and covers arrangements whether or not the intended parents are genetically related to the child, and experienced New Hampshire counsel structures the path for each family. See how we support LGBTQ+ families.
Clear costs before you commit
"How much does surrogacy cost in New Hampshire?" comes up early, so we answer it early. Surrogate compensation is one part of the cost in New Hampshire, and the clinic, the legal work, and your insurance shape the rest, so we post no price lists and spring no surprises: before you commit, we walk through what shapes the total and put a personalized estimate in writing for your situation. "Does insurance cover surrogacy?" is a real question here too, and your consultation covers what your own coverage does and does not do, policy by policy. Our surrogacy costs guide shows how that conversation works.
How does surrogacy work in New Hampshire?
Six steps, the same order every time, at the pace your match sets. Here is the road from first call to homecoming.
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First conversation and application
By phone or video from anywhere in New Hampshire. Surrogates begin an application; intended parents talk goals, timing, and the kind of relationship they hope to have with their surrogate. Nothing medical yet.
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Screening, remote first
Records review and psychological screening are arranged around your schedule, mostly from home, and the mental health consultation New Hampshire's statute asks of carriers and intended parents alike is part of that work. The in-person clinic evaluation at the California clinic is one of the planned trips, with dates you will know well in advance.
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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 on each side
Each side retains its own attorney, with the surrogate's counsel separate and independent from the intended parents', and the gestational carrier agreement New Hampshire's statute requires is completed and signed before any medical procedure begins, as the statute asks. This is also when compensation and expenses go into writing.
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Embryo transfer and pregnancy
The California clinic handles the medical cycle and the transfer. Then New Hampshire takes over: your own OB, your own hospital, your own bed, whether that is in Manchester, Nashua, Concord, Portsmouth, Keene or Lebanon, from the first heartbeat appointment to delivery, with your coordinator close to both sides throughout.
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Parentage and birth
Your attorneys petition the probate division for the parentage order, which the statute lets them seek before the birth, and the order directs that the birth certificate name the intended parents, so the family goes home together, on New Hampshire's timeline.
A California team, honest about the miles
Our home office is in Rancho Cucamonga, California, and we would rather say that plainly than pretend a Manchester or Concord storefront. Many New Hampshire families already drive to Boston for care, and when you search for a New Hampshire surrogacy agency, or for surrogacy agencies in New England, the big names sit there; we are not pretending to be nearby. New Hampshire is a real flight away, so the program is built for it: phone and video for everything except the clinic steps, scheduled around your work and your kids, with trips planned well ahead.
When you reach out, a real person calls you back and stays your person, whether home is a street in Manchester or Nashua, a neighborhood in Concord or Dover, a Seacoast town like Portsmouth, Rochester or Exeter, Keene in the Monadnock region, Lebanon or Hanover in the Upper Valley, or Derry, Salem or Laconia. The only steps that bring you to California are the clinic ones.
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New Hampshire surrogacy, answered
Is surrogacy legal in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire wrote gestational carrier agreements into its parentage statute, recodified in 2014 and updated in 2023: the agreement is signed with independent counsel on each side before any medical step, the statute asks that it spell out how reasonable compensation, if any, is paid, and a parentage order can be sought before the birth so the birth certificate names the intended parents.
The statute answers the question in its own terms, and your own New Hampshire attorney applies it to your match. For the state-by-state picture, see our surrogacy law guide.
Can intended parents get a pre-birth order in New Hampshire?
Any party to the agreement can ask the probate division for a parentage order before, during or after the pregnancy. The statute directs the court to grant it within 30 days when the parties have substantially complied with the statute's requirements, sworn affidavits can be enough so a hearing is not required unless the court needs more, and the order directs that the birth certificate name the intended parents and not the carrier.
Your attorneys plan the filing; the statute sets out what can be asked for, and how your petition runs is their plan for your match. The depth lives on our surrogacy law guide.
What are the requirements to become a surrogate in New Hampshire?
New Hampshire's statute asks that a gestational carrier be at least 21, have given birth to at least one child, complete a physical medical evaluation and a mental health consultation, and have her own independent attorney; Lily Baby's screening covers each of those and adds the medical and background review every match includes.
Our program guidelines sit alongside: roughly 21 to 38 years old, at least one healthy birth, a child you are raising now, good general health, no smoking, and a stable, supported home. Every application is read by a person, not a filter; the surrogate eligibility guide handles the condition-by-condition questions.
How much do surrogates make in New Hampshire?
Compensation for a surrogate in New Hampshire is real, it is written into the agreement before any medications begin, and it is shaped by her situation; New Hampshire's statute asks that the agreement spell out how reasonable compensation, if any, is paid.
So it is in writing with your own attorney before anything medical, and we talk it through with you personally rather than posting numbers. The whole arc is on our become a surrogate page.
How do New Hampshire intended parents in Manchester, Nashua or Portsmouth get started?
With a conversation. Consultations are remote or at our California home office, and from there we coordinate the match, the screening, the clinic, and the independent legal work.
We walk through costs before you commit: surrogate compensation is one part of the cost in New Hampshire, and the clinic, the legal work, and your insurance shape the rest. Start on our intended parents page, see the full arc on how surrogacy works, or read the surrogacy costs guide.
Do you need a lawyer for surrogacy in New Hampshire?
Every Lily Baby match includes independent counsel on each side, drafted before any medical step, and New Hampshire's statute itself asks that every party to a gestational carrier agreement have a lawyer and that the surrogate's lawyer be separate and independent from the intended parents'.
Your attorneys draft the agreement and petition the probate division for the parentage order. We coordinate the referrals so you are never hunting for counsel alone.
Get started in New Hampshire
It starts with a conversation, from wherever you are in New Hampshire, Manchester to Portsmouth. We listen first, then show you exactly what comes next.