Surrogacy in Nevada

Surrogacy in Nevada – Statutory, Inclusive & Parentage-Friendly

Nevada has one of the clearest statutory legal frameworks in the U.S. for gestational surrogacy. This guide explains how surrogacy works under Nevada law—what a “gestational agreement” means, what state requirements are, how parentage is established, and what Surrogacy4All’s team would do to ensure your pathway is safe, transparent, and compliant from consultation to child’s birth.

Who This Guide Is For

Heterosexual couples, LGBTQ+ couples, and single intended parents who want a legally sound, predictable path in Nevada.
Professionals who want clear budgets, independent legal representation, and proper contract-structure.
Anyone comparing agencies and clinics and needing a compliance-first checklist to avoid delays or legal risk.

To have the most secure outcome in Nevada, you must start with understanding Nevada’s gestational surrogacy statutes, ensure independent legal counsel, and prepare proper gestational agreements before medical procedures begin.

Why Surrogacy4All’s Approach Suits Nevada

Our program is built around pillars aligned with Nevada’s law and best practices:

Statutory Compliance First - Gestational agreements that meet Nevada Revised Statutes (NRS) §§ 126.500–126.810; separate counsel; contract requirements before medical steps.
Clinical Integrity – Working with fertility clinics that follow medical best practices, ensuring evaluations before treatments, proper monitoring, and ethical patient care.
Whole-Journey Support – Wellness and support for the gestational carrier, transparent updates for intended parents, legal filings like parentage orders in parallel with clinical and financial steps.

You’ll experience fewer legal uncertainties, more clarity, and smoother transitions, because we organize legal, clinical, insurance, and financial steps in tandem.

Legal & Contractual Framework in Nevada

1) Statutory Authorization & Core Requirements

2 ) Parentage & Court Orders (NRS 126.720 etc.)

If the gestational agreement satisfies the statutory requirements (e.g. NRS 126.740 and 126.750), intended parents are legally considered the parents immediately upon birth under Nevada law. The gestational carrier (and her spouse or partner, if any) have no parental rights.
The intended parents’ names appear on the birth certificate via a court order validating the gestational agreement. This court order is required.

3) Gestational Agreement Requirements (NRS 126.750 etc.)

The agreement must be in writing and executed (signed, notarized) before any medical procedures in furtherance of the gestational carrier arrangement, except allowed medical evaluations for carrier eligibility.
Both the gestational carrier and the intended parent(s) must have separate, independent legal counsel for all matters concerning the agreement.
The agreement must include an acknowledgment that both sides have received information about legal, financial, contractual rights, obligations, expectations, penalties, etc.
It must set forth the gestational carrier’s agreement to undergo embryo or gamete transfer, carry and give birth, and to relinquish custody immediately at birth to the intended parent(s).

Licensing & FDA Standards

Licensing : Nevada statutes do not specifically require a surrogacy agency to have some kind of state “license” in the way medical boards license clinics. The law focuses more on the contract, independent legal counsel, the medical evaluation, and fulfilling the statutory gestational agreement requirements.
FDA Standards : There is no Nevada statute that explicitly says IVF clinics or labs must be FDA-registered as part of the surrogacy statute. Federal regulations may apply in clinics/labs handling human tissues, embryos, etc., but Nevada law for surrogacy does not mandate an “FDA-registration” clause in the gestational agreement.
Best practice is to use clinics/labs that follow federal and professional standards (including FDA / CLIA / other applicable oversight), but that is generally a medical/clinic accreditation matter rather than a state surrogacy law requirement.

Costs & Timelines

Though costs vary widely, a well-structured budget should separate:

Agency or program fees / case management
Gestational carrier’s compensation & benefits (travel, lodging, wellness)
Clinical / IVF costs - screening, embryo creation, transfer, monitoring
Legal Fees — contracts, counsel for both sides, court filings for parentage orders
Insurance Costs — medical for carrier, neonatal, related coverage

Typical timeline in Nevada: 12–18 months is a reasonable estimate from intake through birth, assuming all contract, medical, and legal work proceeds smoothly. Parallel processing of contract drafting, evaluations, matching, and parentage filings helps reduce delays.

Step-by-Step Florida Journey

Step 1

Consultation & Readiness

Define your goals, timelines, medical-embryo strategy, budget, legal domicile.

Step 2

Contract & Compliance Check

Draft gestational agreement in writing, ensure independent legal counsel, include required disclosures.

Step 3

Clinical Onboarding

Gestational carrier evaluation, fertility clinic evaluation, embryo plan (donors or intended parents), medical screening.

Step 4

Surrogate Matching

Match with a carrier whose values align, clarify expectations on prenatal care, delivery hospital, etc.

Step 5

Legal Finalization

Gestational agreement signed, notarized; attorney declarations attached; ensure all parties understand rights & obligations.

Step 6

Embryo Transfer / Assisted Reproduction

After contract is done, clinic proceeds with embryo/gamete procedures under IVF or equivalent, with carrier not being genetic contributor.

Step 7

Pregnancy Support

Wellness care, OB hand-off, updates to intended parents; ensure payments etc. follow contract.

Step 8

Parentage Order Filing

File court order validating gestational agreement to have intended parents’ names on birth certificate.

Step 9

Delivery & Homecoming

Child born; custody legally with intended parents; birth certificate reflects intended parents; newborn care and insurance in place.

Surrogate Screening & Support

Medical screening: obstetric history, uterine health, labs, fitness for ART
Psychological evaluation: mental health, readiness for third-party reproduction
Background & social assessment: lifestyle, home environment, references
Wellness support: nutrition, stress management, travel logistics, appointment coordination

Case Study

From Match to Baby in 15 Months

A single intended mother with embryos stored at an FDA-registered clinic. After compliance checks, she matched with a surrogate in 6 weeks. Contracts finalized within 30 days. First transfer was successful. A pre-birth order was granted in the second trimester. She left the hospital with her baby 48 hours after delivery—smoothly, thanks to parallel processing of legal, insurance, and medical steps.

Surrogacy in Nevada