• Your spouse/partner will participate in the matching process, medical and psychological screening, and legal process.
    • Matching – We will include your spouse/partner in the Match Meeting so that they can also meet the Intended Parents and make sure it seems like a good fit for all of you. It is important for the Intended Parents to be able to meet your spouse/partner, as they are going to be a large source of support for you throughout your journey.
    • Medical screening – Your spouse/partner will be required to do bloodwork as part of the medical screening process, in order to do an STD/infectious disease screening that is required by the FDA. This also applies to any intimate partner(s) that you may have during the surrogacy process.
    • Psychological screening – Your spouse/partner will be required to participate in the psychological screening, to meet with the social worker and discuss the emotional impacts associated with surrogacy. We want to make sure that you have both had enough time to talk and think about your decision to move forward with surrogacy, and that you are both on the same page about it.
    • Legal process – If you are married, most states require that your spouse be a party to your surrogacy agreement, so they will also need to meet with your lawyer and participate in the contract negotiation process as well.
  • It is important that you and your spouse/partner be on the same page about pursuing surrogacy, as their cooperation and participation in the process is essential.