Surrogacy in Arizona: is it legal and how does parentage work?

Arizona is a gray-area state for surrogacy. An Arizona statute declares surrogacy contracts unenforceable and presumes the surrogate is the legal mother, but a 1994 Arizona appellate decision found part of that statute unconstitutional, and Arizona courts have since granted pre-birth or post-birth parentage orders in gestational surrogacy cases, most reliably for married intended parents with a genetic link. Results vary by county and judge. Agencies that match in Arizona rely on experienced local counsel; Private Label Surrogacy evaluates Arizona surrogate applications case by case and applies the same $60,000 first-time base compensation (proposed) when a match proceeds. Confirm with Arizona counsel before planning a journey here.