Editorial update: 7 September 2026. These are quotation and document-preparation questions; authorities, clinicians and independent counsel determine case requirements.
Discuss eligibility and quotation scope →The text states that, where a woman does not have a uterus, an embryo created with the couple's or donor gametes may be transferred to another woman, and the couple's written consent is mandatory. Whether a patient's facts meet the current medical and procedural requirements should be confirmed in writing by the Georgian clinic and local counsel.
If a child is born and the statutory conditions and registration documents are met, the couple is deemed the parents under Georgian law; the donor or gestational carrier has no right to be recognised as a parent. This is not unconditional automatic registration and does not itself resolve recognition of parentage, citizenship, passports or travel documents in the intended parents' home country.
Article 143 does not expressly establish a separate category of “commercial surrogacy.” Fees, compensation and contract terms require item-by-item review under current Georgian law and the facts of the case.
Order No. 598 amended the birth-registration rules so that the agreement party is a woman-man couple. They may have been married for at least one year or may document at least one year of actual cohabitation. A claim that Georgia is available only to married couples is therefore inaccurate.
| Intended-parent situation | Current reading | What must be confirmed before payment or transfer |
|---|---|---|
| Woman-man couple married for at least one year | Can meet the relationship-form requirement | Article 143 medical condition, notarised agreement, medical records and birth-registration documents |
| Woman-man couple with at least one year of actual cohabitation | Can use documentary evidence of the relationship | Whether the registration authority accepts the evidence, plus all medical and agreement documents |
| Single person or same-sex couple | Does not fit the woman-man agreement-party structure in Order No. 598 | Do not pay based on an agency's oral assurance; obtain independent advice on other lawful pathways |
| Foreign woman-man couple | The enacted texts reviewed for this guide do not state a nationality bar | Written pre-clearance from local counsel, the clinic and the birth-registration authority is essential |
Cross-border parentage and documents depend on more than one legal system and on actual administrative review. An agency's oral statement that registration or return is “guaranteed” is not a substitute for written advice from the relevant authorities and independent counsel.
Ask the provider to include these answers in one quotation appendix. Unpriced items must be marked excluded or pending confirmation, not counted as zero. Additional testing such as PGT-A should be listed only as applicable to the individual clinical decision.
| Item | Questions the quotation must answer |
|---|---|
| Medical care and embryos | Existing embryos or a new retrieval? How many medication courses, cultures, transfers and years of storage are included? How is testing priced if selected? |
| Pregnancy and delivery | What care, hospital costs and legally reviewed compensation are included? Who pays for complications, prematurity or neonatal intensive care? |
| Legal work and documents | Which lawyers, notarial work, translations and registrations are included? Are destination parentage, citizenship and travel documents separate? |
| Insurance and travel | Are exclusions, deductibles, extended accommodation, rebooking and interpretation itemised? |
| Payment and exit | Identify the payee, amount and verifiable deliverable for each payment. What happens after cancellation, no embryos, failed transfer or policy change? |
Georgian consolidated law (publication 64); English translation is auxiliary
Georgia has an enacted statutory framework, but eligibility, medical indications, the agreement, payments, birth registration and home-country documents must be assessed separately. The safest decision gate is consistent written confirmation from Georgian counsel, the clinic, the birth-registration authority and a qualified home-country adviser before any substantial payment or embryo transfer.
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