FAQs
A typical surrogacy journey costs most intended parents $125,000-$175,000+. This includes the agency fee, legal fees, health insurance for the gestational carrier (if needed), gestational carrier compensation and expenses, and all pregnancy-related expenses.
Because we don’t charge any agency fees until after match, we do not guarantee a match. Matching times vary from 3 weeks to 10 months, depending on the criteria you have for a gestational carrier.
Absolutely! While it is more difficult to match intended parents who already have a child, we work with many gestational carriers who choose intended parents looking to add to their family via surrogacy.
We only require $30,000 in escrow to begin your surrogacy journey, however once your gestational agreement is complete, an additional $120,000 will need to be deposited into your escrow account.
Many intended parents who do not have liquid assets choose to refinance their home, obtain a gift from family, take out a home equity loan, withdraw retirement funds, or obtain a loan.
For information on loans, please visit Future Family.
For information on scholarships and grants, please visit RESOLVE.
For information on Active Military and First Responder Grants, please visit Roaring Adventures.
We do! SeedTrust is our recommended third-party escrow provider. They are an independent and neutral third-party escrow company that specializes in surrogacy and egg donor escrow services. Escrow companies hold the funds, manage all payments, and help keep account of all the financial aspects of the journey.
Using a third party to manage your escrow account protects the money, makes managing the money and payments easy, and reduces financial stress until the surrogacy journey is complete. Intended Parents and their surrogates benefit from SeedTrust's meticulous record keeping, open communication, and full transparency with their 24/7 online systems and notifications throughout the surrogacy process.
A professional surrogacy escrow company like SeedTrust protects your funds against loss, misuse, or corruption. SeedTrust client funds are fully insured with a $40 million bond, and escrow funds are secured by a $2 million general liability policy, a $1 million Errors & Omissions policy, and a $1 million Cyber Incident Protection policy. In addition, all client funds are held in an attorney-managed trust account to reduce risk further, given the oversite.
To hear from President and CEO of SeedTrust, Adam Winder, listen to this episode of our Me, You, & Who?! Podcast.
Please note: While SeedTrust is our recommended escrow provider, Intended Parents are not required to use their services. However, a third-party escrow company must be utilized for the surrogacy journey, and it must be approved by Egg Donor & Surrogate Solutions before the journey begins.
Our agency has a surrogacy program as well as an egg donor program. For more information on our egg donor program, please visit www.EggDonorSolutions.com.
Women who have had uncomplicated pregnancies in the past are more likely to have uncomplicated pregnancies in the future, however there is always a risk. Due to unforeseen challenges, potential setbacks, and additional emotional and physical stress, our agency will only work with intended parents who are using one surrogate at a time.