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19
Jun
2026

Resolution’s Modern Families Forum 2026

Louisa Ghevaert was delighted to attend Resolution's Modern Families Forum 2026 on 18 June 2026. There was a fantastic line up of speakers covering single parenthood and co-parenting, modern family case law update and legal aspects of trans parenting and representation of young people. There was also important insight from a panel who gave lived experience of platonic co-parenting, polyamorous families and trans parents.

30
Apr
2026

Re N (Paternity: Unregulated Sperm Donor) [2026] EWHC 878 (Fam): Joe Donor Loses Declaration Of Parentage Case

In Re N (Paternity: Unregulated Sperm Donor) [2026] EWHC 878 (Fam) the then President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, determined prolific sperm donor Mr Robert Albon's (known as Joe Donor) application for another Declaration of Parentage. This case shone a light on the risks of unregulated sperm donation. In dismissing Mr Albon's application for a Declaration of Parentage, Sir Andrew McFarlane ruled that it would be manifestly contrary to UK public policy to do so given his extensive unlicensed sperm donation and his indiscriminate and reprehensible behaviour over the last decade.

23
Mar
2026

Legal Status of ‘Father’ & Attribution of Parental Responsibility: The Role Of Biology/Genetics

On 20 March 2026 The Court of Appeal published its ruling on three separate appeals concerning the status of 'father' and attribution of parental responsibility in Re J, M-S-K-B & P [2026] EWCA Civ 344. In all three cases, the Court was tasked with determining the legal status of the men who had been registered as 'father' on the child's birth certificate and shared parental responsibility with the mother in circumstances where this was subsequently contested.

18
Dec
2025

FZ v MZ & FZ v Y Council [2025] EWHC 3338 (Fam): Transgender Legal Parentage & Birth Registration Dispute

FZ v MZ & FZ v Y Council [2025] EWHC 3338 (Fam) examined whether a transgender man with a GRC could be registered as father after his wife's private donor conception, highlighting legal gaps in parental registration for trans parents.

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