Parenting Partners, Inc. is a for-profit surrogacy agency based in Gurnee, Illinois, operating under the tagline "Partners To Parents." It was incorporated in Illinois in September 2000 and also appears under the name Surrogate Parenting Information Network, Inc. The Better Business Bureau opened a file on the business in 2007.
The agency is organized around its director, Shirley Zager, who is the sole principal listed with the BBB and the point of contact for inquiries from both prospective surrogates and intended parents. In practice it functions as a small, closely held operation rather than a larger organization with departmental staff, and initial calls and questions are handled personally.
Parenting Partners describes itself as a full-service agency specializing in individualized, personal surrogacy arrangements, and says its role is to guide clients through the steps of the process from the first conversation onward. Its website presents a single total agency fee paid in installments, which it contrasts with the higher fees charged by some larger agencies; the current figures appear in the fee section below, alongside eligibility and BBB information.
The agency serves families primarily in Illinois and the surrounding region and is included as a surrogacy-agency referral on Fertility Centers of Illinois' resource page for gestational carriers, which places it within the network of options that Illinois fertility patients may encounter through their clinic.
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Reviewers, both intended parents and surrogates, describe consistently positive experiences with Parenting Partners. They most often mention careful, well-suited matching, and some intended parents describe being matched quickly. Several also describe personal attention and close guidance throughout the process, and surrogates mention returning for more than one journey.
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We used Parenting Partners to help us find a surrogate to carry our second child. Our first had been surrogated by a friend, so finding someone was scary and new, but Shirley was fantastic and took the time to get to know us and what would work or not for us. She matched us very quickly with a surrogate who we had a lot in common with and we loved right away.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)Parenting Partners was wonderful, can't even begin to say how much I enjoyed my experience. I was a surrogate 2 times and both journeys were excellent. Shirley has a magical way of matching surrogates to intended parents. She is very involved in the entire process, nothing is left out. She guides you the whole step of the way. If you are looking to be a surrogate or are interested in looking for surrogate,this is the place to start.
View on Google (opens in a new tab)I have worked with Parenting Partners since 2013...Shirley matched me successfully with 3 amazing couples! I gave each couple a set of twins! I would recommend Shirley 100 times over!!!
View on Google (opens in a new tab)Summary: Intended parent states they used the agency to find a surrogate for a second child following unsuccessful infertility treatments; the snippet is truncated and does not reveal the reviewer's overall verdict, so no sentiment dimensions are scored.
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