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Dimitrios Douliotis & Partners
MAIN REQUIREMENTS FOR SURROGACY IN GREECE
I. The applicant mother must be up to 50 years old. This is deemed to be the maximum reproductive age of women according to Greek law.
II. The applicant mother must have a medical condition prohibiting her from getting pregnant, which needs to be proven by medical documents.
III. The surrogate must be 25 to 45 years old, have at least one child, not have had more than two caesarean sections and be physically and mentally fit. This also needs to be proven by medical documents.
IV. The applicant mother, her spouse and the surrogate must undergo medical exams for HIV-1, HIV-2, HEP B-C and Syphilis. (It is a simple blood exam that can be arranged upon your visit in Greece.)
V. Either the applicant mother or the surrogate must have residency or temporary residency in Greece.
VI. It is mandatory according to Greek law that the genetic material to be transferred to the surrogate must not be biologically connected to her. Thus the fertilized eggs cannot belong to her.
VII. A written agreement regarding the surrogacy needs to be signed by all parties involved and is submitted to the Court.
VIII. The payment of the surrogate's services or any other kind of financial benefit is against the law save compensation of necessary expenses.
IX. Once all the necessary documents are available, we file an application with the Court and get a hearing date. The involved parties are not required to be present at the hearing date since our firm can represent them. This though (presence or not) will be decided in relation to the particulars of each case.
X. Once the application is accepted, the court issues a leave to proceed with the surrogate pregnancy.
Please Note:
If the applicant is a single person or a non-married couple The written agreement regarding the surrogacy needs to be signed before a Greek Notary Public in the presence of an English-speaking interpreter. (This takes place in Greece). A document of paramount importance in a single woman application is the document of family status or any equivalent document proving the single status of the female applicant.
If the surrogate is married the written agreement needs to be signed also by her spouse.
NECESSARY DOCUMENTS
- Copies of the passports of all parties involved (applicant mother, surrogate and their spouses)
- Marriage certificate (with Apostille) of the applicant mother and her spouse.
- Medical document(s) proving the applicant's medical inability to give birth.
- Marriage certificate (with Apostille) of the surrogate & her spouse.
- Birth cirtificate(s) of surrogate's child/children.
- Medical documents proving the surrogate's physical and mental health.
- Certificate of family status for both parties
- Certificate of residency
Legal Disclaimer
All information above is for informative purposes only and should not be considered as an exclusive list of requirements. The above information is subject to amendments and is not to be construed as Legal advice.
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