Illinois Surrogate Parentage Certification: Gestational Surrogate's Spouse or Civil Union Partner (VR 810.1)
Official state formParentage and paternityForm VR 810.1Free downloadLast verified November 10, 2026
Certified statement signed by the gestational surrogate's spouse or civil union partner before the birth of a child carried by a gestational surrogate, so the intended parents are entered on the birth certificate. A photocopy is filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health.
Who can use this form
- The spouse or civil union partner of the gestational surrogate.
- Used when a child is carried by a gestational surrogate under the Gestational Surrogacy Act.
What to send with it
- The statement, signed before two competent adult witnesses who are not parties to the arrangement.
- It must be signed before the birth.
- The original goes to the hospital of planned delivery. A photocopy is filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- It is one of six statements required under the Gestational Surrogacy Act.
Where to send it
- Mail to
- Illinois Department of Public Health 110 West Lawrence Ave. Springfield, Illinois 62704-2610
- State fee
- No charge to file surrogate parentage statements.
- Typical processing
- Not provided
- Form revision
- 08/26
- Source
- Official government page