Intended Parents — What You Need to Know

Becoming an intended parent through surrogacy is one of life’s most profound journeys. Explore the pathway, challenges, and supports available—from finding a surrogate to legal preparation. Below you’ll find key questions and answers to guide you forward with confidence.

Surrogacy begins with choosing between gestational (most common) and traditional types. Your case manager will guide you through matching with a surrogate, arranging legal and medical plans, and supporting you through pregnancy to birth.

This journey includes legal, emotional, and financial planning. You’ll work closely with a case manager and professionals to help navigate matching, medical protocols, and legal safeguards.

Agencies like Surrogacy Bond provide personalized case management, ongoing support, and careful matching—with legal, emotional, and medical support every step of the way.

No. A legal agreement is signed before the pregnancy that clearly gives all parental rights to the intended parents.

Gestational surrogacy involves IVF using intended parent or donor gametes; the child is not genetically related to the surrogate.
Traditional surrogacy uses the surrogate’s own eggs, making her biologically related to the child.

Altruistic surrogacy often involves someone close offering to help without payment—lower costs but less availability.
Commercial surrogacy includes compensation and agency support, offering more structured options.