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We know researching surrogacy in Mexico can bring up a lot of questions, especially if you live in another country and are trying to understand how the legal, medical, and overall process works. If you're considering Mexico and have questions, leave them here, (hey can be about the legal process, clinics, creating or shipping embryos, surrogates, timelines, birth, documentation to return home, or simply where to start). We work in the surrogacy field in Mexico, and the intention of this post is simply to share information and help people who are currently researching their options.

Over the past few months, we’ve noticed that more and more places in Mexico advertise that their legal process begins before embryo transfer, and honestly, that sounds reassuring to intended parents in some way. However, that phrase by itself doesn’t answer the most important question: when does the legal process END?

Because starting the legal strategy BEFORE creating or transferring your embryos does not necessarily mean that the legal process will be completely resolved before the embryo transfer, since some procedures often continue during the pregnancy or even begin after the baby is born.
For everyone researching surrogacy, the best approach is always to ask which aspects will be COMPLETELY concluded before authorizing the creation or transfer of embryos, which processes will remain pending during the pregnancy, and which ones will still need to be resolved after birth.

Starting a legal process and having it completely resolved are two entirely different things.

Hace unos días, conversamos con una familia de USA que nos compartió que estaban comparando distintos países para ya hacer su proceso de subrogación. Pero estaban inclinados por México por la cercanía.
La conversación empezó hablando del proceso, los costos, el calendario y los requisitos.
Al hablar del tema médico, nos dijeron que ninguno de los dos podía aportar su propio material genético (significaba que iban a necesitar a una donante de óvulos y a un donante de esperma).
En ese momento, dejamos de hablar del proceso de subrogación en sí y cambiamos el enfoque a las implicaciones legales de su caso en particular.
En México, cuando trabajamos con familias internacionales, sobre todo con las de Estados Unidos, una parte fundamental de nuestro trabajo es asegurarnos de que el proceso sea legalmente viable para la familia antes de dar cualquier paso más.
Porque por supuesto no todos los casos son iguales, y no todas las familias van a cumplir los mismos requisitos. En su caso, como ninguno de los padres intencionales tendría una conexión genética con el bebé, eso representaba un obstáculo importante para los trámites legales que luego tendrían que completar, incluyendo el reconocimiento de la ciudadanía estadounidense del bebé. La conversación cambió por completo: ya no era para comparar países.

Se trataba de entender qué camino les daría más seguridad para su familia. Lo estamos compartiendo porque, muy seguido, cuando los padres intencionales comparan países, hay detalles como estos que pueden hacer imposible avanzar con un proceso en particular, vale la pena pausar y replantearte si ese camino realmente es el correcto para tu familia.
Así que, la realidad es que dependerá de tus circunstancias medicas y también legales, porque lo que puede ser un excelente opción para alguien puede no ser el mejor para otros.

A few days ago, we had a video call with a family from the United States who told us they were comparing different countries to pursue their surrogacy journey. However, they were leaning more toward Mexico. The conversation began by discussing the process, costs, timeline, and requirements.
we learned more about their story, we realized there was something much more important than all of that for them, something they hadn’t even noticed themselves. While discussing the medical aspect, they told us that neither of them could contribute their own genetic material. This meant they would need both an egg donor and a sperm donor. At that moment, we stopped talking about the surrogacy process itself and shifted our focus to the legal implications of their specific case. In Mexico, when we work with international families, especially those from the United States, a fundamental part of our job is ensuring that the process is legally viable for the family before taking any further steps.

Because, obviously, not every case is the same, and not every family will meet the same requirements. In their case, because neither intended parent would have a genetic connection to the baby, this represented a significant obstacle for the legal procedures they would later need to complete, including the recognition of the baby’s U.S. citizenship.
The conversation changed completely, it was no longer about comparing countries.

It became about understanding which path would provide the greatest security for their family. We’re sharing this because, very often, when intended parents compare countries, there are details like these that can make it impossible to move forward with a particular process. Sometimes it’s worth pausing and reconsidering whether a specific path is truly the right one for your family.

So, the meeting ended with more questions than answers.
And although that may sound strange, that’s also a good outcome, we believe that a decision made with complete information will always be better than a decision made in a hurry.

La respuesta es muy sencilla, simplemente porque no todos los estados ofrecen las mismas opciones legales.
Es decir, dependiendo del estado donde se realice el proceso, la parte legal puede resolverse antes o después de que comience el embarazo.
Por lo que cuando los futuros papis tengan que realizar trámites con su embajada o regresar a su país con su bebé, contar con una resolución judicial previa al embarazo ayudar a que exista una historia legal más clara desde el inicio del proceso y esto facilite en tiempos su regreso a casa que pudieran ser de 30 hasta 45 dias hábiles.

When intended parents compare surrogacy options in Mexico, they often focus on costs, timelines, or clinics.
But there’s another question that can be just as important:
When is the court order recognizing the intended parents actually obtained?
In Sinaloa, the court order can be obtained before the embryo transfer, meaning before a pregnancy even begins. In other locations, the legal process usually takes place during pregnancy, so the court order arrives months after the pregnancy has already started.

Why does this matter?
For many international families, especially U.S. citizens, having a court order in place before pregnancy can make later steps more straightforward and predictable when dealing with the U.S. Embassy and preparing to return home with their baby.

Easy:
One model resolves the legal situation before pregnancy begins VS the other resolves it after the pregnancy is already underway.
That’s why I always encourage intended parents to ask not only whether a court order exists, but when it is obtained.
Did your court order come before pregnancy or during pregnancy? How did that affect your experience?