Building a family through surrogacy, egg donation, sperm donation, or embryo donation is exciting and overwhelming and deeply personal. It also comes with a lot of legal moving parts. That's where we come in.

We provide legal services for intended parents, gestational surrogates, and donors throughout North Carolina, including the Wilmington area and coastal NC, where ART legal services have traditionally been hard to find. Whether you're working with a local fertility clinic or a national surrogacy agency, we make sure the legal side keeps pace with your journey.

What We Help With

We draft and review gestational surrogacy agreements for both intended parents and surrogates, egg donation contracts, sperm donation contracts, embryo donation agreements, and known donor agreements. We also handle pre-birth parentage orders and post-birth parentage orders in North Carolina courts, second parent adoptions and stepparent adoptions for ART-conceived children, and legal consultations for individuals and couples who are still exploring their options.

All Family Structures Welcome

We work with married couples, unmarried couples, LGBTQ+ parents, and solo parents. Your family is your family, and our job is to make sure the legal documents reflect that clearly and hold up when it matters.

How We Work

We coordinate directly with fertility clinics, surrogacy agencies, and mental health professionals involved in your case. We know the timelines, we know what the clinics need, and we keep things moving so you're not stuck waiting on paperwork.

Our ART legal services are offered at flat-fee rates so you know exactly what you're paying upfront.

Your Attorney

Melenni Balbach handles all ART and surrogacy matters at our firm. She's a North Carolina native, a Super Lawyers Rising Star, and frankly, this is her favorite area of law. She brings the same care to every surrogacy agreement and parentage order that she'd want for her own family.

Ready to Get Started?

Whether you're an intended parent, a surrogate, or a donor, we're here to answer your questions and walk you through what comes next.