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Surrogacy in North Carolina for surrogates and intended parents

For surrogates and intended parents who are interested in surrogacy, the surrogacy process can feel a little overwhelming at first. Where do you start? Who should you talk to? Circle Surrogacy is here to help you navigate surrogacy in North Carolina, from the surrogacy process, to how to become a surrogate, how to find a surrogate and much more.

Surrogacy in North Carolina

Surrogacy in North Carolina

Gestational surrogacy helps those who are unable to have children become parents. It’s a process that requires medical and legal expertise, as well as a strong support process throughout the journey.

Through IVF, embryos are created in a lab at a fertility clinic. Sometimes the intended parents use their own genetic material. Sometimes, an egg donor is required. At the fertility clinic, 1-2 embryos are implanted into a gestational carrier, who carries the baby(ies) to term.

Gestational carriers have no genetic relationship to the children they deliver.

North Carolina is a surrogacy-friendly state for both gestational carriers and intended parents. Whether you in live in a large city, such as Charlotte, Raleigh, or Durham – or small town in between – here's everything you need to know about gestational surrogacy.

Your guide to surrogacy in North Carolina

Become a surrogate in North Carolina

Review surrogate requirements in North Carolina and see how to apply to become a surrogate.

Become a Surrogate in NC

Find a surrogate in North Carolina

Looking for a surrogate in North Carolina? See how to find your perfect surrogate match.

Find a surrogate in NC

Surrogacy Laws in North Carolina

Understand what the surrogacy laws are in the state of North Carolina for surrogates and intended parents.

North Carolina Surrogacy Laws

Surrogacy & egg donation in North Carolina

Become a Parent in North Carolina

See how to take the first steps in becoming a parent through surrogacy.

Become a parent in NC

Surrogacy process in North Carolina

See how the surrogacy process works at Circle Surrogacy in North Carolina.

Surrogacy Process in NC

Find an egg donor in NC

Our egg donor database is filled with hundreds of bright, young women. Filter your search and find an egg donor near you.

Find an egg donor in NC

Surrogacy costs in North Carolina for parents.

Surrogacy costs in North Carolina can vary for each individual journey, and depend on a few factors: whether or not you require an egg donor, your location to your clinic and surrogate (and/or egg donor), and the type of program you choose.

For intended parents living in North Carolina, Circle Surrogacy offers two exclusive fixed price program options: our Fixed Cost program and our Journey Protection Guarantee program. Both options have fixed costs that do not change during your journey, so you can plan for costs with no surprises.

Surrogacy costs can feel overwhelming; it can help to look at surrogacy expenses compartmentalized into four categories:

• Professional Fees
• Gestational Carrier (i.e., surrogate) and Egg Donor Fees
• Medical & Insurance Expenses
• IVF Expenses

Circle Surrogacy fixes the costs for Professional Fees, Gestational Carrier and Egg Donor Fees and Medical & Insurance Expenses. Most other agencies do not offer fixed costs for any of these cost categories, which can result in surprise fees and financial uncertainty throughout the surrogacy journey.

Circle Surrogacy's goal is cost security and success for all of their intended parents.

How much do surrogate mothers get paid?

When women apply to become surrogate mothers from North Carolina, they do so because they have the desire to help others experience the joy of parenthood. While there is a monetary incentive to be a surrogate, the indescribable sense of fulfillment our surrogates get from helping intended families bring a child into the world cannot be found doing anything else.

As a surrogate mother, you have the opportunity to earn between $50,000 and $60,000 in payments and benefits. Surrogate mothers are paid a base fee of between $30,000-$40,000, plus additional compensation and benefits for milestones along their journey.

How much you will make as a surrogate in North Carolina will depend on a few criteria: the state you live in, if you have insurance, and if you're an experienced gestational carrier.

Calculate your surrogate pay with our surrogate compensation calculator.

Surrogate payments are made monthly, and surrogate mothers start earning compensation and benefits even before they are pregnant.
Surrogate pay details

FAQ's


As you consider parenthood, you may have questions along the way. Don't worry. With 25 years of experience, we've helped intended parents navigate surrogacy and their journeys to parenthood, and have answered almost every question out there!
What is the cost of surrogacy?
The cost for gestational surrogacy ranges depending upon the program chosen (we have a variety of programs to choose from) and whether a donor is needed. The ranges include: all agency fees, attorneys’ fees, screening and surrogate fees, and insurance costs. They do not include IVF costs. To find out the costs of our various programs, please click here.
How does the matching process work?

Once we have accepted a surrogate applicant into our program, our matching and legal teams determine possible matching options based on a variety of factors, including: the state she lives in, whether she has insurance, and the matching preferences from both intended parents and surrogates.

We will send the redacted profile of the intended parents (with no identifying information) to the surrogate. If she expresses interest, we will send her profile to the intended parents, similarly leaving out all identifying information. Once the surrogate and the prospective parents express a mutual interest, we will put them in touch by telephone, Skype or email so they can begin to get to know each other.

After communicating with each other, the surrogate and the prospective parents meet in person at their mutual convenience: at the surrogate’s home, the intended parents’ home, or some place in between. If the surrogate has children and/or a partner or spouse, the intended parents meet them as well.

An IVF physician medically screens them after a match is made. If for any reason the surrogate doesn’t pass the medical screening (which is rare), Circle Surrogacy presents a new match free of charge.

What does the legal process involve before and after the birth?
Circle’s legal team coordinates with local attorneys to ensure you are properly matched with a surrogate in a state where you can accomplish the necessary legal work to finalize your parental rights. Once you are matched, we negotiate contracts on your behalf. Your surrogate and your egg donor (if needed) will have independent counsel. Depending on a variety of factors, your surrogacy legal work may include a pre-birth order, a voluntary acknowledgement of paternity, a judgment of paternity, a custody orders, or an adoption.
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