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18
Dec
2025

Blog, Declaration of Parentage, Donor conception law, Fertility Law, Legal Parentage, Louisa Ghevaert, Parental Responsibility Law, Parenting Law, Transgender Law

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.

12
Aug
2025

Blog, Declaration of Parentage, Donor conception law, Legal Parentage, Modern Family Law, Parental Responsibility Law, Parenting Law

The Risks of Unregulated Sperm Donation: Serial Sperm Donor Joe Donor

The recent case of Re CA and Ors (Children of Unregulated Sperm Donor) [2025] EWFC 130 brings into focus the threats posed by unregulated sperm donation, specifically at the hand of serial sperm donor known as ‘Joe Donor’. In this case, Mr Justice Poole determines whether ‘Joe Donor’ – officially named Robert Albon – has any rights to a Declaration of Parentage, a Parental Responsibility Order and a Child Arrangements Order for two of the possible 180 children he has fathered. The case also brings to light the vulnerabilities of the two children’s mothers and raises concerns about exploitation and abuse that can accompany informal sperm donation, and what this means for the best interests of the children involved.

06
Aug
2025

Blog, Declaration of Parentage, Donor conception law, Fertility Law, Legal Parentage, Modern Family Law, Parental Responsibility Law, Parenting Law

F v J & Others [2024] and the Pitfalls of Mismatched Expectations, Rushed Known Sperm Donation and Co-Parenting Arrangements

F v J & Others [2024[ EWHC 2802 (Fam) is a case which deals with the realities and challenges of co-parenting and highlights the complexities of known sperm donation - how it should be approached with great care and proactive management of the legal aspects which underpin these family building arrangements. Specifically, it raises issues of legal parentage in the context of known sperm donation and assisted reproduction, and what can happen when this process is rushed or hurried. Additionally, this case raises concerns around communication in co-parenting relationships, and stresses the importance of the stability of those relationships, both for the benefit of the parents, and for the wellbeing of the child.

25
Jul
2025

Blog, Donor conception law, Legal Parentage, Modern Family Law, Parental Responsibility Law, Parenting Law

A Cautionary Tale About Informal Sperm Donation: P v Q & F (Child: Legal Parentage) [2024]

The 2024 cases P v Q and Others [2024] EWFC and of P v Q and F (Child: Legal Parentage) [2024] 85 EWCA Civ 878 highlight a series of complex legal issues related to parenthood, parental responsibility and birth registration for lesbian families conceiving with donor sperm. It involved an intricate legal dispute about the child’s legal parentage and the circumstances of a privately arranged conception; specifically whether it took place by artificial insemination or natural conception, that reached the Court of Appeal. It brings into focus the challenges of donor conception outside of a fertility clinic and ensuing difficulties navigating legal proceedings for a Declaration of Parentage in light of entangled disputes after a relationship breakdown.

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