North Dakota Surrogacy Laws

Stance of Courts Toward Surrogacy

Surrogacy is permitted and recognized by law.

 

Intended Parents Marital Status / Establishing Parentage

-pre-birth parentage orders are granted in most cases

Money Permitted?

Yes.

Summary of Law

North Dakota allows enforceable surrogacy agreements and pre-birth parentage orders.

Cases, Additional Info

N.D. Cent. Code 14-18 expressly permits gestational surrogacy, states that a child born to a gestational carrier is the child of the intended parents for all purposes.