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03
Sep
2026

Surge in Single Men Over 40 Pursuing Fatherhood Through Surrogacy

Louisa Ghevaert was quoted in The Times today discussing recent data on surrogacy released by the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass). The article “Surge in single men over 40 pursuing fatherhood through surrogacy” reports increasing trends in single men, gay men and heterosexual couples having surrogate babies. The article reports that between 2019 and 2025 170 single men made applications for parental orders for their surrogate born child.

03
Jul
2026

Coram Chambers’ Drag Queen Bingo 2026

On 2 July 2026 Louisa Ghevaert joined Coram Chambers for Drag Queen Bingo 2026 at The Phoenix Arts Club in the heart of the West End of London. A fabulous evening was spent celebrating Pride Month and supporting charity AKT which provides safe housing and community for LGBTQ+ people aged 16-25. This sold out event in the legal calendar also demonstrates a commitment to equality and inclusivity, as well as support for diverse modern families.

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.

27
May
2026

Rapid Rise in Parents Using Nigerian Surrogate Mothers

Louisa Ghevaert featured in The Times on 26 May 2026 discussing the rapid rise in parents from England using Nigerian surrogate mothers. This follows the latest parental order figures disclosed by The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) which show Nigeria is the second most popular surrogacy destination after the US. Previously, Georgia and Ukraine were the second and third most popular international surrogacy destinations for intended parents from England.

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