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State law route
New Hampshire surrogacy laws and planning route
Explore surrogacy guidance for New Hampshire, find local professionals, and prepare questions for your attorney and care team.
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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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire route needs a backup jurisdiction.
Talk to our teamBefore you proceed
✓ Review New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire law, section by section
Category
Surrogacy-Friendly
Gestational Surrogacy
Fully permitted under New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, section 168-B (2014).
Traditional Surrogacy
Not prohibited, but a post-birth adoption is required to establish both intended parental rights. New Hampshire has a residency requirement for adoption, so the adoption would need to occur in the Intended Parents' home state, if not New Hampshire.
Residency Requirement
There is no residency requirement, but if no one lives in New Hampshire, then the birth must be anticipated to occur in New Hampshire. Medical procedures occurring in New Hampshire are not enough for jurisdiction.
Pre-Birth Parentage Orders
Yes, both intended parents can be declared the legal parents in a pre-birth order. Applicable to married and unmarried heterosexual couples, same-sex couples, and single parents, regardless of genetic connection to the child.
Venue
County of the gestational carrier’s residence, intended parents’ residence, or the child’s birthplace.
Hearing Requirement
No, provided statutory requirements are met before embryo transfer.
Same-Sex Parents
New Hampshire birth certificates are Mother/Parent; Father/Parent regardless of the gender of the parents.
Birth Certificate Timing
New Hampshire law requires the birth certificate to be issued within 6 days of birth, but it is usually available earlier. New Hampshire will amend a birth certificate for an out-of-state adoption for a birth that occurred in NH.
Recognition of Out-of-State Orders
New Hampshire recognizes out-of-state orders. New Hampshire will amend a birth certificate for an out-of-state adoption for a birth that occurred in New Hampshire.
Overall
Clear legal pathways for all intended parents. There are some very specific statutory requirements for the surrogacy agreement.
Legal Resource
- Kathleen A. DeLisle, Esq. The Fertility Law Center P.C. https://www.fertilitylawcenter.com
Primary source
New Hampshire source used for this summary
This summary is based on the primary source listed for New Hampshire. Confirm your situation with a reproductive attorney licensed in that state.
SourceKathleen A. DeLisle, Esq
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 New Hampshire
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.
2 New Hampshire clinic profiles
Location checked
Public facts checked; no attributed rating is shown yet · 2 references checked.
Showing 1–2 of 2 published New Hampshire clinic profiles, ordered by how complete each public record is.
Atlas clinic facts reviewed October 29, 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 New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 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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State law route
New Hampshire surrogacy laws and planning route
Explore surrogacy guidance for New Hampshire, find local professionals, and prepare questions for your attorney and care team.
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
- No specific surrogacy legislation
- Pre-Birth Orders
- Available
- Compensated Surrogacy
- Permitted
- Residency Requirement
- Not Required
What to confirm next
Before acting on New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire route needs a backup jurisdiction.
Talk to our teamBefore you proceed
✓ Review New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire law, section by section
Category
Surrogacy-Friendly
Gestational Surrogacy
Fully permitted under New Hampshire Revised Statutes Annotated, section 168-B (2014).
Traditional Surrogacy
Not prohibited, but a post-birth adoption is required to establish both intended parental rights. New Hampshire has a residency requirement for adoption, so the adoption would need to occur in the Intended Parents' home state, if not New Hampshire.
Residency Requirement
There is no residency requirement, but if no one lives in New Hampshire, then the birth must be anticipated to occur in New Hampshire. Medical procedures occurring in New Hampshire are not enough for jurisdiction.
Pre-Birth Parentage Orders
Yes, both intended parents can be declared the legal parents in a pre-birth order. Applicable to married and unmarried heterosexual couples, same-sex couples, and single parents, regardless of genetic connection to the child.
Venue
County of the gestational carrier’s residence, intended parents’ residence, or the child’s birthplace.
Hearing Requirement
No, provided statutory requirements are met before embryo transfer.
Same-Sex Parents
New Hampshire birth certificates are Mother/Parent; Father/Parent regardless of the gender of the parents.
Birth Certificate Timing
New Hampshire law requires the birth certificate to be issued within 6 days of birth, but it is usually available earlier. New Hampshire will amend a birth certificate for an out-of-state adoption for a birth that occurred in NH.
Recognition of Out-of-State Orders
New Hampshire recognizes out-of-state orders. New Hampshire will amend a birth certificate for an out-of-state adoption for a birth that occurred in New Hampshire.
Overall
Clear legal pathways for all intended parents. There are some very specific statutory requirements for the surrogacy agreement.
Legal Resource
- Kathleen A. DeLisle, Esq. The Fertility Law Center P.C. https://www.fertilitylawcenter.com
Primary source
New Hampshire source used for this summary
Based on the primary source listed for New Hampshire. Confirm your situation with a reproductive attorney licensed in that state.
Source Kathleen A. DeLisle, EsqAgency 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 New Hampshire
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.
2
New Hampshire clinic profiles
Everleap Fertility, Bedford
Bedford, NH
Facts checked SART memberCDC 2022: 488 ART cycles
Google Business Profile 4.2/5 as of Oct 19, 2026 · 3 references checked.
Location checked
Public facts checked; no attributed rating is shown yet · 2 references checked.
Showing 1–2 of 2 published New Hampshire clinic profiles, ordered by how complete each public record is.
Atlas clinic facts reviewed October 29, 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 New Hampshire
In New Hampshire, 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 New Hampshire?
Move from legal research into the next decision pages: requirements, cost planning, agency comparison, and a live conversation with the team.