Joy of Life Surrogacy is a for-profit, full-service surrogacy agency based in Southern California. It operates as a California limited liability company, with Joy Millan listed as chief executive officer, and maintains offices in Ontario and Pasadena. LinkedIn places its staff in the 11-50 employee range.
The agency works with intended parents and surrogates across the United States. According to its own description, it is built around the belief that everyone deserves the joy of parenthood, with an emphasis on support, care and community at every stage of the process. It serves LGBTQ+ intended parents as well as intended parents living outside the United States, while surrogates apply from within the U.S. and must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents.
As a full-service agency, Joy of Life coordinates the journey end to end rather than handling a single piece of it, including matching intended parents with gestational carriers and supporting both sides through the medical, legal and administrative steps that follow. Detailed surrogate eligibility requirements, compensation ranges and accreditation information appear further down this page.
Joy of Life Surrogacy has been accredited by the Better Business Bureau since July 2021 and holds an A+ rating with the Pacific Southwest BBB. It also maintains a provider profile with Men Having Babies, a nonprofit that works with gay intended parents. The agency publishes testimonials from intended parents and surrogates on its own website.
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Reviewers are overwhelmingly positive about Joy of Life, especially the personal support from case managers and coordinators. Many describe staff who answer questions quickly, including evenings and weekends, check in often, and attend key appointments. A few reviewers mention moving from an intake specialist to a different coordinator partway through and wishing they could have kept the same person.
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This year was my first journey with joy of life! Although my journey didn’t go as planned, I’m so grateful I was with this company for it. My case manager Tracy has literally went above and beyond for me, always making sure I feel heard, seen and understood! It takes a village & joy of life is 100% the village is want in my corner again.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)La verda solo tengo que gradecer a todos ellos porque me han brindado una linda experiencia, especialmente a mi coordinadora Jenny GC SA Online, no se que sería de mi sin ella en todo este proceso ya que ella ah sido de gran ayuda para mi en todo este proceso y sobre todo que me ha tenido mucha paciencia ya que lo la molesto mucho🥴 pero a sido muy linda conmigo ella a hecho que esta experiencia sea más linda de lo imagine, 🫶💕🥰💕💕 solo se decirle gracias por todo.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)I had such a wonderful experience with my coordinator, Jenny. Throughout my surrogacy journey, she was incredibly kind, attentive, supportive, and always made me feel cared for. She was always available whenever I had questions or concerns and made sure I felt comfortable and informed every step of the way. Jenny truly goes above and beyond for her surrogates, and you can tell she genuinely cares about the people she works with. Having someone so compassionate and dependable made such a difference throughout this journey. I’m extremely grateful for all of her support and would highly recommend her to anyone considering surrogacy. Thank you, Jenny, for everything! 🤍
View on Google (opens in a new tab)Moving into my next stage of surrogacy and my onboarding specialist Andrea was super supportive and helpful. She answered all of my questions promptly and made me feel so comfortable going into my journey. Thank you so much Andrea for everything that you do! 💕
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Base compensation
$60,000 – $100,000
Published by the agency. Benefits and allowances are usually on top of this.
Requirements change — confirm with the agency before applying.
See which agencies fit youJoy of Life accepts gestational surrogates between 21 and 38 years old.
Joy of Life requires surrogates to have a BMI of 30 or lower.
Yes. Joy of Life requires surrogates to have had at least 1 prior pregnancy.
Joy of Life accepts surrogates who have had no more than 2 C-sections.
No. Joy of Life requires surrogates to be non-smokers.
Joy of Life's citizenship or residency requirement for surrogates: U.S. citizen or U.S. permanent resident.
Yes. Joy of Life does not accept surrogates who live in: Louisiana, Nebraska.
