Trumbull, CT
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesSART memberCDC 2022: 324 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.6/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
State law route
Connecticut surrogacy laws and planning route
The Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA) permits Gestational Surrogacy, recognizing the Intended Parent(s) as the resulting child’s exclusive parents (CPA, Public Act 21-15). The CPA codifies the Departmen... Use this page to separate public legal context from the counsel, clinic, and coordinator decisions that still need case-specific review.
Friendly state posture
Last updated October 8, 2025 Organization-reviewed
Reviewed by Patriot Conceptions Legal Review Team, Legal content review team on October 8, 2025.
On this page
What to confirm next
Before acting on Connecticut surrogacy law
Use this page to decide who should own the next step — your attorney, clinic, or coordinator.
Independent reproductive attorney
What must counsel confirm?
Confirm the Connecticut parentage path, compensation language, venue or residency assumptions, and required signatures before anyone treats a match as ready.
Read legal summaryClinic and screening team
What must the clinic confirm?
Confirm medical clearance, transfer timing, records, monitoring logistics, psychological review, and any clinic-specific requirements before calendars are locked.
Review requirementsPatriot coordination
What should be routed next?
Map state fit, provider handoffs, escrow and insurance timing, travel burden, and whether the Connecticut route needs a backup jurisdiction.
Talk to our teamBefore you proceed
✓ Review Connecticut parentage order requirements with your attorney.
✓ Confirm your gestational carrier agreement complies with current statutes.
✓ Align medical clinic milestones with legal filing timelines to prevent delays.
Legal summary
The Connecticut law, section by section
Category
Surrogacy-Friendly
Gestational & Traditional Surrogacy
Connecticut’s Parentage Act explicitly allows gestational surrogacy and requires that intended parent(s) be recognized as legal parents on the child’s birth certificate. Connecticut law does allow traditional (genetic) surrogacy, but pre-birth orders are not permitted for it. Instead, parentage must be finalized after birth via post-birth legal proceeding.
Pre-Birth Parentage Orders
Courts grant pre-birth parentage orders. If at least one intended parent is genetically related, the intended parents can be declared legal parents via a pre-birth order. If no intended parent is genetically related, a pre-birth order can still name both intended parents as legal parents.
Venue & Jurisdiction
Actions may be brought in the municipality where the intended parents live or where the gestational carrier lives. Results generally do not vary depending on venue. All parties must attend a hearing to obtain a pre-birth order. A pre-birth order cannot be sought in Connecticut if no party lives there and just the birth is planned to occur there.
Same-Sex Parents
The birth certificate may list “Parent" and "Parent.”
Birth Certificate Timing
Varies depending on how busy Vital Records is; however, 3-6 weeks is currently an accurate timing expectation.
Recognition of Out-of-State Orders
CT Vital Records has honored out-of-state pre-birth orders without further legal steps; it's recommended to communicate with Vital Records and the delivery hospital in advance to confirm they will accept the decree.
Adoption Options
Connecticut courts grant second-parent or stepparent adoptions for heterosexual couples, whether married or not (though a home study may be required). The same applies to same-sex couples without requiring marriage.
Legal Resource
- Kathleen A. DeLisle, Esq. The Fertility Law Center P.C. https://www.fertilitylawcenter.com
Primary source
Connecticut source used for this summary
This summary is based on the primary source listed for Connecticut. Confirm your situation with a reproductive attorney licensed in that state.
SourceConnecticut General Statutes Chapter 818: Connecticut Parentage Act
Agency guidance · Accessed May 31, 2026
Partner with our legal network
We coordinate with reproductive law specialists who draft enforceable agreements tailored to your family plan.
✓Attorney-matched guidance for intended parents, carriers, and donors.
✓Jurisdiction-specific contract language aligned with recent case law.
✓Coordination with clinics to secure parentage orders without delays.
Clinic layer
Fertility clinics in Connecticut
The law sets the parentage route. The clinic sets medical clearance, transfer timing, and monitoring — so both calendars have to be planned together. These are public Atlas profiles, not recommendations.
5 Connecticut clinic profiles
Westport, CT
Location checked CDC 2022: 159 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.8/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Stamford, CT · Connecticut Corridor
Location checked
Google Business Profile 4.1/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Location checked
Google Business Profile 4.1/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Greenwich, CT · Connecticut Corridor
Location checked
Google Business Profile 3.9/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Showing 1–5 of 5 published Connecticut clinic profiles, ordered by how complete each public record is.
Atlas clinic facts reviewed June 2, 2026. Patriot does not rank or endorse clinics — each profile links to its own public sources and a correction path. Confirm screening, transfer timing, and carrier requirements with the clinic directly.
Funds custody
How escrow works in Connecticut
In Connecticut, your surrogacy funds are held in a fertility-law firm's attorney trust account (an IOLTA). Patriot never holds your money directly. The firm administers the trust account using software built for that workflow.
Patriot recommends TrustUS, the software your law firm uses to hold your funds. TrustUS runs on top of the firm's IOLTA — not as a separate third-party escrow agent.
✓IOLTA-ready escrow, AES-256 encryption, full audit trail.
✓SOC 2 practices.
✓99.98% receipt match rate, 2-second average payout.
Patriot has not independently verified TrustUS's compliance attestations; consult your attorney before custodying funds.
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Planning surrogacy in Connecticut?
Move from legal research into the next decision pages: requirements, cost planning, agency comparison, and a live conversation with the team.
Talk with a reproductive attorney licensed in Connecticut before you act on any detail here.
State law route
Connecticut surrogacy laws and planning route
The Connecticut Parentage Act (CPA) permits Gestational Surrogacy, recognizing the Intended Parent(s) as the resulting child’s exclusive parents (CPA, Public Act 21-15). The CPA codifies the Departmen... Use this page to separate public legal context from the counsel, clinic, and coordinator decisions that still need case-specific review.
Friendly state posture
Last updated October 8, 2025 Organization-reviewed
Reviewed by Patriot Conceptions Legal Review Team, Legal content review team on October 8, 2025.
State snapshot
- Legal Status
- Has a statute.
- Pre-Birth Orders
- Available
- Compensated Surrogacy
- Permitted
- Residency Requirement
- Required
What to confirm next
Before acting on Connecticut surrogacy law
Use this page to decide who should own the next step — your attorney, clinic, or coordinator.
Independent reproductive attorney
What must counsel confirm?
Confirm the Connecticut parentage path, compensation language, venue or residency assumptions, and required signatures before anyone treats a match as ready.
Read legal summaryClinic and screening team
What must the clinic confirm?
Confirm medical clearance, transfer timing, records, monitoring logistics, psychological review, and any clinic-specific requirements before calendars are locked.
Review requirementsPatriot coordination
What should be routed next?
Map state fit, provider handoffs, escrow and insurance timing, travel burden, and whether the Connecticut route needs a backup jurisdiction.
Talk to our teamBefore you proceed
✓ Review Connecticut parentage order requirements with your attorney.
✓ Confirm your gestational carrier agreement complies with current statutes.
✓ Align medical clinic milestones with legal filing timelines to prevent delays.
Legal summary
The Connecticut law, section by section
Category
Surrogacy-Friendly
Gestational & Traditional Surrogacy
Connecticut’s Parentage Act explicitly allows gestational surrogacy and requires that intended parent(s) be recognized as legal parents on the child’s birth certificate. Connecticut law does allow traditional (genetic) surrogacy, but pre-birth orders are not permitted for it. Instead, parentage must be finalized after birth via post-birth legal proceeding.
Pre-Birth Parentage Orders
Courts grant pre-birth parentage orders. If at least one intended parent is genetically related, the intended parents can be declared legal parents via a pre-birth order. If no intended parent is genetically related, a pre-birth order can still name both intended parents as legal parents.
Venue & Jurisdiction
Actions may be brought in the municipality where the intended parents live or where the gestational carrier lives. Results generally do not vary depending on venue. All parties must attend a hearing to obtain a pre-birth order. A pre-birth order cannot be sought in Connecticut if no party lives there and just the birth is planned to occur there.
Same-Sex Parents
The birth certificate may list “Parent" and "Parent.”
Birth Certificate Timing
Varies depending on how busy Vital Records is; however, 3-6 weeks is currently an accurate timing expectation.
Recognition of Out-of-State Orders
CT Vital Records has honored out-of-state pre-birth orders without further legal steps; it's recommended to communicate with Vital Records and the delivery hospital in advance to confirm they will accept the decree.
Adoption Options
Connecticut courts grant second-parent or stepparent adoptions for heterosexual couples, whether married or not (though a home study may be required). The same applies to same-sex couples without requiring marriage.
Legal Resource
- Kathleen A. DeLisle, Esq. The Fertility Law Center P.C. https://www.fertilitylawcenter.com
Primary source
Connecticut source used for this summary
Based on the primary source listed for Connecticut. Confirm your situation with a reproductive attorney licensed in that state.
Source Connecticut General Statutes Chapter 818: Connecticut Parentage ActAgency guidance · Accessed May 31, 2026
Partner with our legal network
We coordinate with reproductive law specialists who draft enforceable agreements tailored to your family plan.
✓Attorney-matched guidance for intended parents, carriers, and donors.
✓Jurisdiction-specific contract language aligned with recent case law.
✓Coordination with clinics to secure parentage orders without delays.
Clinic layer
Fertility clinics in Connecticut
The law sets the parentage route. The clinic sets medical clearance, transfer timing, and monitoring — so both calendars have to be planned together. These are public Atlas profiles, not recommendations.
5
Connecticut clinic profiles
Park Avenue Fertility & Reproductive Medicine
Trumbull, CT
Location checked Gestational-carrier servicesSART memberCDC 2022: 324 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.6/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Rejuvenating Fertility Center
Westport, CT
Location checked CDC 2022: 159 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.8/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 3 references checked.
New England Fertility Institute
Stamford, CT · Connecticut Corridor
Location checked
Google Business Profile 4.1/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Location checked
Google Business Profile 4.1/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Greenwich Fertility and IVF Center
Greenwich, CT · Connecticut Corridor
Location checked
Google Business Profile 3.9/5 as of May 30, 2026 · 2 references checked.
Showing 1–5 of 5 published Connecticut clinic profiles, ordered by how complete each public record is.
Atlas clinic facts reviewed June 2, 2026. Patriot does not rank or endorse clinics — each profile links to its own public sources and a correction path. Confirm screening, transfer timing, and carrier requirements with the clinic directly.
Funds custody
How escrow works in Connecticut
In Connecticut, your surrogacy funds are held in a fertility-law firm's attorney trust account (an IOLTA). Patriot never holds your money directly. The firm administers the trust account using software built for that workflow.
Patriot recommends TrustUS, the software your law firm uses to hold your funds. TrustUS runs on top of the firm's IOLTA — not as a separate third-party escrow agent.
✓IOLTA-ready escrow, AES-256 encryption, full audit trail.
✓SOC 2 practices.
✓99.98% receipt match rate, 2-second average payout.
Patriot has not independently verified TrustUS's compliance attestations; consult your attorney before custodying funds.
Explore more states
See how other jurisdictions approach pre-birth orders, surrogacy compensation, and intended parent protections.
Learn + Resources
Planning surrogacy in Connecticut?
Move from legal research into the next decision pages: requirements, cost planning, agency comparison, and a live conversation with the team.