In order to access to paternity in Quebec, gay male couples resort to surrogacy. However, this assisted procreation mechanism raises many issues, one of them being the legal framework in which it takes place. Relying on an analysis of positive law and on fieldwork with gay fathers who chose surrogacy to create their families, this article shows how the uncertainty surrounding this practice in law complicates the interactions gay fathers have with two state authorities, namely the Registrar of civil status (Directeur de l’état civil) and Québec Parental Insurance Plan (Régime québécois d’assurance parentale). After review, it appears to us that to ease these interactions Quebec should include in its laws a separate procedural vehicle addressing surrogacy. We add our voice in support of those pressing, for some time now, for legal reform.