Who do I need next?

Answer a few planning facts. This is a sequence for your journey — not a ranked “best provider” score.

Next focus: Surrogacy agency / journey coordinator. 7 professional steps still look open on your answers.

Suggested sequence

1. 1. Surrogacy agency / journey coordinatorlikely-needed

   Orchestrates matching, screening, vendor sequence, and multi-party communication.

   Delay risks: Incomplete intake · Unclear embryo readiness · Unrealistic timeline expectations
   Cost categories: Agency & coordination
2. 2. Transfer cliniclikely-needed

   Even with embryos ready, a clinic must run the FET protocol and monitoring.

   Delay risks: New-patient intake lag · Protocol preference mismatch
   Cost categories: Medical/transfer
3. 3. Matching team + medical/psych screening partnerslikely-needed

   Carrier screening and mutual alignment happen before contracts and transfer.

   Delay risks: Screening fails · Preference mismatch · Limited carrier inventory in preferred states
   Cost categories: Agency matching, Screening
4. 4. Reproductive attorney(s)likely-needed

   Independent counsel for intended parents and carrier; contracts and parentage path.

   Delay risks: State parentage complexity · Contract negotiation cycles · Multi-state delivery plans
   Cost categories: Legal
5. 5. Escrow / trust administratorlikely-needed

   Holds and releases funds per agreement milestones.

   Delay risks: Underfunded account · Slow approval chains
   Cost categories: Escrow
6. 6. Insurance specialist / broker familiar with surrogacylikely-needed

   Maternity coverage, exclusions, and secondary policies drive reserves and timing.

   Delay risks: Surrogacy exclusions · Open-enrollment timing · Cash-pay risk
   Cost categories: Insurance, Contingency
7. 7. State-law + birth-location strategy (counsel + agency)likely-needed

   Delivery state affects parentage ease, compensation rules, and insurance friction.

   Delay risks: Choosing a hard parentage state late · Hospital policy surprises
   Cost categories: Legal, Travel

What could delay you

• Incomplete intake
• Unclear embryo readiness
• Unrealistic timeline expectations
• New-patient intake lag
• Protocol preference mismatch
• Screening fails
• Preference mismatch
• Limited carrier inventory in preferred states

Questions to ask

• coordinator: Who is the next professional we must engage, and what would delay that step?
• insurance-specialist: Which maternity exclusions, liens, coordination-of-benefits rules, or surrogate-specific restrictions apply?
• attorney: What remains for legal clearance before transfer, and who signs what?
• agency-or-escrow: What escrow balance and payment approvals are required before medication start?