Contracts and Agreements
Surrogacy and donor-assisted reproduction require not only medical expertise, but also a strong legal foundation. An overview of the key legal documents typically required during the process.
Contract with Intended Parents
Before entering any program, intended parents sign a contract with Reproart. This contract outlines:
- The full scope of medical services;
- Program stages;
- Financial conditions and payment schedules;
- Rights and responsibilities of all involved parties;
- Terms for termination of the contract;
- Informed consent, which includes all medical procedures and possible medical complications.
Surrogacy Contract Requirement
A Surrogacy Agreement must be entered between the Intended Parents and the Surrogate. If a donor’s gamete has been or will be used in the surrogacy process , a Surrogacy and Donation Agreement must be executed between the Intended Parents, the surrogate and the donor(s). It is a mandatory requirement that either the Surrogacy Agreement or the Surrogacy and Donation Agreement be notarized by a Georgian notary with a public notarial act. If the embryos created as a result of IVF are to be transferred to the Surrogate Mother’s uterus without freezing (referred to as the “Fresh Transfer Procedure”), the Agreement must be notarized prior to the creation of the embryos (i.e., prior to IVF). However, if the IVF has already been performed, and the resulting embryos are frozen and intended for transfer to the Surrogate Mother’s uterus, the Agreement must be notarized prior to the embryo transfer.
Important Notes:
- The period from the creation of the embryos until the embryo transfer may not exceed 10 years;
- If the donor’s gamete was used in the creation of embryo(s), the donor cannot be anonymous.
The parties to the Agreement must either appear before the notary and sign the Agreement in the presence of the notary, or they may be represented by a proxy, based on a respective duly issued power of attorney, with the exception of the surrogate.
Without this notarized agreement, the intended parents cannot be legally recognized or listed on the birth certificate.
Medical Consents and Confidentiality Agreements
In parallel with the main contract, intended parents sign multiple medical and administrative consents, including:
- Informed consent for IVF, embryo creation, freezing, PGT-A, embryo transfer, etc.;
- Consent to use donor eggs, sperm, or embryos if applicable;
- Personal Data protection and confidentiality agreement in line with Georgian law;
Power of Attorney (POA)
For international parents who are unable to be physically present in Georgia, it is possible to issue a notarized Power of Attorney (POA) to a trusted representative.
The surrogacy programs offered by Reproart include this service, making the process accessible and manageable from abroad. In most cases, the appointed representative is a trusted member of the surrogacy agency – someone who also supports the surrogate with logistical coordination and ongoing case management. This allows the representative to:
- Sing the Surrogacy agreement in front of the notary on behalf of the intended parents when they are not present
- Submit documents, collect medical documentation and birth certificate.
! This information is provided for general guidance only and does not constitute legal advice.
Information is accurate as of June 1, 2026 and is updated periodically on our website.
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