02 May, 2018
Celebrating 3 years of shared adoption leave and pay for new parents through surrogacy
Since 5 April 2015, UK parents to children born through surrogacy have been entitled to adoption leave and pay. The reforms under the Children and Families Act 2014 followed a
13 Oct, 2017
Is it too late to change your mind if you decided against applying for a parental order when your child was born?
In the recently published case of Re B (Foreign Surrogacy) [2016] EWFC 77, High Court judge Mrs Justice Theis made a parental order in respect of a child born following
14 Dec, 2016
House of Lords debates surrogacy law reform
Helen and Natalie were invited to attend a debate in the House of Lords this evening on UK surrogacy law reform, together with other members of the surrogacy community. Led
02 Nov, 2015
An end to surrogacy in India for UK couples?
Surrogacy has hit the headlines again, with India apparently in the process of prohibiting foreign couples engaging in surrogacy there. With hundreds of UK parents travelling to India for surrogacy each year,
07 Sep, 2015
High Court rules it cannot grant birth certificates to single dads through surrogacy
In a High Court decision today, the President of the Family Division has ruled that UK law cannot be stretched to recognise children born to single parents through surrogacy. Denying
01 Jul, 2015
High Court awards parenthood for international surrogacy children – 8 and 5 years after they were born
In a landmark ruling published today (Re A and B 2015), the High Court has awarded legal parenthood for two surrogate-born children, age 8 and 5, who were left ‘legally
18 Jun, 2015
Are contracts and pre-birth orders the way forward for UK surrogacy?
Natalie and NGA paralegal Melissa Elsworth have co-written an article published in this month’s International Family Law about the future of UK surrogacy law. ‘Are contracts and pre-birth orders the way
05 Apr, 2015
‘Maternity leave’ for surrogacy starts today
From today, parents in the UK expecting a child through surrogacy have the same rights to time off work as other new parents. Reforms under the Children and Families Act
04 Mar, 2015
Single Dad through surrogacy granted adoption order in legal first
The UK High Court has awarded an adoption order to a single dad through surrogacy, in the first case of its kind in the UK. Describing the law as a
03 Oct, 2014
Court unlocks ‘nonsensical’ law for surrogacy parents who miss six month deadline to secure parental status
Until now, intended parents could only apply to become legal parents within six months of the birth of their child. But in a key ruling today, the President of the High Court
