Georgia does not have a comprehensive statute governing gestational-surrogacy agreements, compensation, screening, or a uniform parentage petition. Courts are reported to grant pre-birth orders in many circumstances, but that is practice rather than a statewide statutory entitlement.
The state has no comprehensive gestational-surrogacy statute, so contracts and parentage procedures depend more heavily on current case law and local court practice.
Georgia law does not clearly authorize, prohibit, or establish enforceability standards for compensated gestational-surrogacy agreements. The written agreement can document intent and responsibilities, but it should not be represented as guaranteeing parentage or a particular remedy.
No surrogacy statute sets intended-parent age, marriage, genetic, or residency requirements. Georgia's assisted-reproduction legitimacy statute addresses written spousal consent to assisted reproduction within marriage, not every surrogacy configuration, and current court treatment should be confirmed for unmarried or non-genetic intended parents.
Pre-birth parentage orders are reported in many Georgia courts, including for varied family configurations, but there is no comprehensive statute requiring a court to grant one. A non-genetic intended parent may need a post-birth adoption or confirmatory order depending on the judge, county, and facts.
Choose the expected delivery county early and have counsel confirm its current petition, evidence, hearing, and timing requirements.
O.C.G.A. § 19-7-21 helps spouses who consent to assisted reproduction but is not a gestational-carrier agreement act.
Genetic relationships and marital status can affect which parentage or adoption route a court accepts.
Sequence matters. Use these steps to prepare for a conversation with qualified assisted-reproduction professionals.
Ask Georgia assisted-reproduction counsel in the expected birth county to confirm current pre-birth-order practice for the exact marital and genetic configuration, then document an adoption or post-birth backup before treatment.
No surrogacy statute sets intended-parent age, marriage, genetic, or residency requirements. Georgia's assisted-reproduction legitimacy statute addresses written spousal consent to assisted reproduction within marriage, not every surrogacy configuration, and current court treatment should be confirmed for unmarried or non-genetic intended parents.
Coordinate the clinic, surrogate screening, insurance review, independent attorneys, and all required signatures before medication or embryo transfer. Georgia law does not clearly authorize, prohibit, or establish enforceability standards for compensated gestational-surrogacy agreements. The written agreement can document intent and responsibilities, but it should not be represented as guaranteeing parentage or a particular remedy.
Pre-birth parentage orders are reported in many Georgia courts, including for varied family configurations, but there is no comprehensive statute requiring a court to grant one. A non-genetic intended parent may need a post-birth adoption or confirmatory order depending on the judge, county, and facts.
Review the linked statutes, court materials, public guidance, and clearly identified practice sources as a starting point for current legal review.
Laws, court practices, and local filing procedures can change. This page provides general educational information, not legal advice. Consult independent assisted-reproduction counsel licensed in the relevant state before relying on it.
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