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21
Apr
2023

The Surrogacy Network: UK Surrogacy Law Reform 2023

I was delighted to attend The Surrogacy Network on 20 April 2023 to hear from The Law Commission on their proposals for surrogacy law reform in the UK. They propose a new pathway to legal parenthood for domestic surrogacy arrangements, to enable intended parents to become the surrogate born child’s legal parents at birth, subject to eligibility conditions. It stimulated wide ranging questions and debate on the future practice of surrogacy and how to improve the pathway to parenthood for parents, children and families.

14
Mar
2023

Declaration of Parentage Applications: The Significance of Legal and Biological Parenthood

The Family Court has heard a number of applications for a Declaration of Parentage recently. In November 2022, it determined an application by Amy Boudewijn for a Declaration that the late Errol Washington Johnson was her biological father. In February 2022, the Family Court also heard an application for a Declaration of Parentage where the status of legal parenthood was in doubt due to administrative errors made by clinic staff during fertility treatment.

03
Mar
2023

UK Adoption Order granted to a single non-biological mother for a child born through a Californian surrogacy arrangement

The recent family law case of J v K (Adoption) [2021] EWFC 115 determined the legal parentage of a single non-biological mother for a child born through a Californian surrogacy arrangement. The legal proceedings concerned an application by a solo mother (Ms J) for an adoption order under English law for her US born surrogate child.

09
Feb
2023

A Conversation with Eloise Edington Founder of The Ribbon Box

This week Louisa Ghevaert caught up with Eloise Edington, Founder and CEO of The Ribbon Box (formerly Fertility Help Hub). If you're planning to build your family through fertility treatment or looking to find out more about wellbeing, preconception, pregnancy, and inclusive parenting it's worth reading on to learn more about the The Ribbon Box community.

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