​​For over 30 years, members of the Avenues to Surrogacy team have helped clients build families, primarily through adoption. In working with these couples and individuals, we’ve become aware of the desire to grow a family through surrogacy as well. We also understand that there are many options in which to grow a family. Surrogacy is a unique opportunity for families who may not be able to carry a biological child but would like to raise a baby with their genetic components. Families who have struggled with infertility, single individuals, and same sex couples may find that surrogacy is an ideal path to parenthood.  

BY JAMES J. BIANCO, JR., ESQUIRE

Prior to 2014, New Hampshire had an antiquated statute regarding surrogacy. The process was extremely risky for intended parents and did not provide any benefits or protections to gestational carriers. As a result, the law was not often used and people were forced to focus on other methods to create or grow their families.
 
New Hampshire, however, is ideally situated near many advanced medical providers in both NH and in the Greater Boston area. Individuals and families using these facilities began to reach out to us more and more to inquire about the surrogacy process. In talking with these individuals, members of what is now the Avenues to Surrogacy team realized the need to revise and update New Hampshire’s surrogacy law. Through much research and consideration, Avenues to Surrogacy worked collaboratively with attorneys, legislators, and other interested parties to develop a surrogacy statute that protects both intended parents and gestational carriers throughout the process. The result is a law that takes the best components of surrogacy statutes from around the country and combines them to create a modern, progressive, and safe method of creating a family.