It must be specified that the medical reproductive technique known as surrogacy is not regulated by any legislation in the Czech Republic. Therefore, it cannot be defined as either legally permitted or expressly prohibited. In this context, many international intended parents in recent years have sought access in the Czech Republic to A.R.T. programs promoted as surrogacy by agencies and clinics operating internationally.

There is no single cost that applies to all surrogacy cases in the Czech Republic. Prices vary depending on several factors, such as whether egg donation is required and the type of program selected, which is essentially a Medically Assisted Reproduction (A.R.T.) procedure. Based on our experience, the average cost is approximately €70,000 for a standard program and around €90,000 for a guaranteed program, which includes on-site legal support.

The A.R.T. programs referred to above are associated with arrangements that cannot be considered genuine surrogacy arrangements, as surrogacy is not, de facto, recognized by the State.
In international practice, surrogacy agreements are defined as contracts in which a woman undertakes to participate in another party’s parental project, renouncing her maternal rights from the outset in favor of the intended parents. Once the child is born, the intended parents are legally recognized as the child’s parents, and the surrogate voluntarily entrusts the child to them. This legal outcome is formally reflected in the birth certificates, which establish the legal parentage between the child and the intended parents.
In the Czech Republic, by contrast, the process leads to the issuance of a birth certificate that records not only the biological father but also the surrogate mother, who remains the child’s legal mother in every respect. As a result, intended parents may subsequently be required to undertake additional legal proceedings in order to establish full and exclusive parental rights.

Once back in their home country, the intended parents must apply to the competent court to establish parentage, presenting the surrogate mother’s declaration of relinquishment. In some cases this can also be executed in the Czech Republic, though its recognition depends on the laws of the parents’ country of origin. Procedures vary across jurisdictions and may change over time.
If, over the years, the surrogate shows no interest in the child, the court may declare the forfeiture of her parental rights, even without her consent.

Given the absence of specific legislation, access to the program must be assessed individually in each case.

Surrogacy in the Czech Republic involves certain considerations, as there is no specific surrogacy law to guide or protect intended parents. For this reason, it is not usually our first recommendation when families turn to us for advice. That said, we have had successful cases in practice, and with the right legal guidance, intended parents can build their families here. Our role is to ensure you understand both the opportunities and the risks, so that every decision you make is informed and secure.

No. Czech law does not impose specific requirements on intended parents. Access is therefore open regardless of marital status, sexual orientation or family type.

Yes. Unlike in countries where surrogacy is regulated, the surrogate mother in the Czech Republic remains the child’s legal mother at birth. While she may relinquish parental responsibility, legal parentage is not automatically transferred to the intended parent(s)

Under surrogacy law in the UK, the process of obtaining a Parental Order typically takes 2 to 6 months from the time the application is submitted to the family court. It’s important for intended parents to apply within six months of the child’s birth, as delays can lead to legal complications.

In our experience, this has never happened. Surrogates enter into an agreement knowing from the very beginning that the baby is not theirs. They are already mothers to their own babies, so there is no emotional or genetic reason for them to want to keep a child they carried for someone else. Surrogacy is both an act of altruism and a way to support their own families, so there is no incentive for them to raise a baby who belongs to the intended parents.