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International surrogacy law

Surrogacy in the UK: the law

Getting divorced or dissolving a civil partnership

Financial settlements on divorce

Financial issues between unmarried couples

Disputes about children (UK law)

The process for resolving children disputes (flowchart)

Known donation and co-parenting (UK law)

Donor conception at fertility clinics (UK law)

Mediation

Changing your legal gender in the UK

UK agency adoption

Overseas adoption for UK parents

‘We Can Protect Women’s Rights and Support Transgender People’ (Rights Info, 17th October 2018)

First ever Goverment guidance on UK surrogacy (Family Law, May 2018, Volume 48, Pages 501-638)

Pre-nuptial agreements

Cohabitation agreements

When fertility clinics get legal parenthood wrong

Disputes about who a child should live with and spend time with

Disputes about parenthood and parental responsibility

Disputes about schooling, medical care and religion

Will I have to pay maintenance to my spouse if I get divorced?

What happens to my business if I get divorced?

What happens to any trust or inherited assets if I get divorced?

What happens to my pension if I get divorced?

What happens to my home and other properties on a divorce?

Converting your civil partnership into a marriage

Financial provision for children

Known donor and co-parenting disputes

Parenthood after donor conception: birth mothers

Parenthood after donor conception: lesbian non-birth mothers

Parenthood after donor conception: fathers conceiving with donor sperm

Parenthood after donor conception: sperm donors and co-parent fathers

Parenthood after donor conception: egg donors and egg providers

UK adoption law for parents outside the UK

Parenthood and parental orders (surrogacy law)

British nationality and UK immigration law after surrogacy

Legal rights in the post-birth period (surrogacy)

What happens when same-sex parents separate?

Surrogacy disputes

Wills and life insurance for surrogacy

What happens when parents through surrogacy separate?

Children who identify as transgender or gender non-conforming: the law and the family court

Disputes concerning transgender parents

How UK surrogacy law needs to change

History of UK surrogacy law

Surrogacy law for different-sex parents

Surrogacy law for same-sex parents

Surrogacy law for single parents

Surrogacy law for surrogates

Surrogacy law for professionals

Donor conception law for different-sex parents

Donor conception law for lesbian mums

Donor conception law for single mums

Donor conception law for sperm and egg donors

Step-parent adoption

Acquiring parental responsibility

Securing lesbian parental rights

Securing parental rights for co-parenting

The HFEA and its role

Consent law: eggs, sperm and embryos

Storage periods: eggs, sperm and embryos

Posthumous conception law

Embryo testing and PGD

Transgender parents and legal parenthood

Preserving fertility before a gender transition

Wills, guardianship and special guardianship

Stonewall Pregnant Pause guide for lesbian and bisexual women

Stonewall Gay Dads Guide

Stonewall’s Guide to Parenthood

Stonewall guide to NHS fertility funding for lesbian and bisexual women

Parents through surrogacy who are splitting up? What does UK law say? (Lexis Nexis,12 February 2018)

Streamlining declarations of parentage (The Review, Resolution Magazine, Issue 192 January-February 2018, pages 13-14)

Is it too late to change your mind if you decided against applying for a parental order when your child was born? (Lexis Nexis, 18 October 2017)

Rainbow Connections (Fertility Road Magazine, Issue 40, Sept-Oct 2017)

Re Z (A Child) (No 2) and surrogacy law reform (International Family Law Journal 2017, Issue 3, Pages 171-256)

What The Handmaid's Tale has taught me about surrogacy (BioNews, July 2017)

Top 5 UK Surrogacy Law Myths (Fertility Road Magazine, Issue 38 May-June 2017)

Making a Will after fertility treatment (Fertility Network UK Magazine, Winter 2016-17)

Prevention is better than cure (Resolution Magazine, The Review Issue 181) [2016]

Modern surrogacy practice and the need for reform (Journal of Medical Law and Ethics 2016; VOL. 4, NR. 3, 257-274)

Is surrogacy law reform finally on the horizon? (Fertility Road Magazine, October 2016)

Fertility Law What is it (Fertility Network UK Magazine, Autumn 2016)

Fighting for families (The Law Society Gazette, September 2016)

Mitochondrial Donation in the United Kingdom (The SciTech Lawyer, Summer 2016)

UK Surrogacy law is incompatible with the human rights of single parents (Fertility Network UK Magazine, Summer 2016)

It's time to review UK surrogacy law (Family Law July 2016)

Regulatory rules versus common sense (Lexis Nexis, July 2016)

Legal issues for transgender fertility parents (Infertility Network UK Magazine, Spring 2016 No 49)

Single parent surrogacy: what the High Court ruling really means (Bionews, June 2016)

Declarations of parentage following administrative errors (Lexis Nexis, October 2015)

Why are surrogate children being left legally parentless? (Infertility Network UK Magazine, Autumn 2015)

Is it finally time for surrogacy reform in the UK? (Infertility Network UK Magazine, Summer 2015)

High Court refuses to allow parents to use late daughter's eggs (36 Bedford Row newsletter, August 2015)

Wedding Bells (Ova Magazine 2015)

Are contracts and pre-birth orders the way forward for surrogacy? (International Family Law, June 2015)

NGA featured in the Times 'It's all about changing lives - and the law' (The Times, May 2015)

Thinking of adopting as a same-sex parent? UK law supports you (Gay Star News, April 2015)

Becoming legal parents after surrogacy - it may not be too late (Gay Star News, Dec 2014)

Known donation and co-parenting (Gay Star News, November 2014)

Stretching the parental order criteria to make do with outdated laws (Lexis Nexis, November 2014)

To convert or not to convert your civil partnership? (Gay Star News, Oct 2014)

Do you need to consider a pre-nuptial agreement before tying the knot? (Gay Star News, Sept 2014)

Why it's important to get legal advice when arranging international surrogacy (Gay Star News, Aug 2014)

Family break-ups - do you know your rights? (Gay Star News, July 2014)

BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour: surrogacy law reform (25 April 2014)

Mediation in fertility law cases (The Review, April 2014)

Known donation - the importance of legal advice and counselling (Journal of the British Infertility Counselling Association, 2013)

A guide to surrogacy for gay men (We Are Family magazine, Winter 2013)

Lesbian parents and sperm donors in dispute (Family Law, Nov 2013)

Sperm donors given rights of contact – surely not? (INUK magazine, Autumn 2013)

Maternity leave for surrogacy (LexisNexis, Nov 2013)

Same sex marriage – a step forward but a missed opportunity (The Review, Nov 2013)

The HFEA gets into gear on surrogacy (Bionews, Oct 2013)

Alternative family structures and relationship breakdown (The Review, Oct 2013)

High Court parenthood decision should drive compliance in clinics (Bionews, June 2013)

Maternity leave rights for parents through surrogacy (INUK magazine, Spring 2013)

YouTube link: BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour – known donation (November 2012)

Should surrogate mothers still have an absolute right to change their minds? (Bionews, Oct 2012)

Whose information is it anyway? (INUK magazine, Autumn 2012)

Surrogacy needs a sensible national and international framework (International Family Law, Sept 2012)

Breaking up after fertility treatment (INUK magazine, Summer 2012)

The Indian surrogacy industry and why we need to reform UK surrogacy law (Bionews, June 2012)

Birth mother v non-birth mother (Bionews, May 2012)

BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour: surrogacy and maternity leave in Parliament (April 2012)

ITV Daybreak – the campaign for maternity leave for surrogacy (ITV, April 2012)

International surrogacy law conference in Las Vegas (Family Law, February 2012)

Known donation on trial (Bionews, Feb 2012)

Made in the USA – representing UK parents through surrogacy and ART (US Family Law Quarterly, 2011)

Your surrogate will end up keeping the baby, won't she? (INUK magazine, Winter 2011)

Can you trust your surrogacy lawyer? (Bionews, Sept 2011)

International surrogacy payments, public policy and media hype (Family Law, May 2011)

The rise of alternative families (INUK magazine, Spring 2011)

Crossing borders for surrogacy: the problems for families and policy makers (Bionews, May 2011)

Surrogacy, parenthood and disputes (Bionews, Feb 2011)

After the birth of Elton's baby, can the UK deliver surrogacy reform? (The Guardian, Dec 2010)

Fertility tourism: what you need to know (INUK magazine, Winter 2010)

Birth after death - creating life when a parent has died (INUK magazine, Winter 2010)

Fertility law, child maintenance and what makes a parent (Bionews, Nov 2010)

Lesbian mothers in dispute (Family Law, Nov 2010)

Lesbian mums in dispute over maintenance and what makes a parent (INUK magazine, Autumn 2010)

Sperm donation and information rights (Ova magazine, Autumn 2010)

Gifts of life - the HFEA review of donation policy (INUK magazine, Summer 2010)

Going solo - the law for women starting a family on their own (Bionews, March 2010)

England, surrogacy law and the international arena (International Family Law, Nov 2009)

The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act - revolution or evolution? (Family Law, Aug 2009)

Moving surrogacy law forward (Bionews, Nov 2009)

Modern surrogacy in the UK (The Review, Sept 2009)

BBC Radio 4 Woman’s Hour: surrogacy and the need for maternity leave (BBC, June 2009)

Two mums and a baby (INUK magazine, Autumn 2009)

Morally straightforward but legally complex – a welcome change to the embryo storage rules (Bionews, Sept 2009)

Embryo testing and PGD (INUK magazine, Summer 2009)

Crossing the line: the problems of foreign surrogacy (Reproductive Biomedicine, August 2009)

Considering the need for a father (Reproductive Biomedicine, May 2009)

Re X and Y, a trek through a thorn forest (co-written with Lucy Theis QC, now Mrs Justice Theis) (Family Law, March 2009)

BBC Radio 4 File on Four – why has surrogacy law not been updated? (BBC, January 2009)

Fathers or donors? Friends who act as informal sperm donors (Bionews, Dec 2008)

Jumping to inclusion – the HFEA for same sex couples (Family Law Journal, Dec 2008)

The last battle for equality? Gay and lesbian parents to be (3Sixty, Dec 2008)

The minefield of surrogacy law (INUK magazine, Autumn 2008)

Children of our time - surrogacy law in the UK (Family Law Journal, Nov 2008)

Babyboom (3Sixty magazine, Oct 2008)

Challenging Conceptions – legal parenthood and the HFEA (The Review, Sept 2008)

Families without fathers (INUK magazine, summer 2008)

YouTube Link: BBC Radio 4 Today - Natalie defending lesbian parent rights (BBC, 12 May 2008)

The brave new world of fertility law (INUK magazine, Spring 2008)

Birthrights (Diva magazine, April 2008)

Why UK surrogacy law needs an urgent review (Bionews, April 2008)

Children’s need for parents should come first (Natalie's letter to The Times, Nov 2007)

YouTube link: BBC Radio 4 Today - Natalie defending lesbian parent rights against Baroness Deech (BBC, 19 Nov 2007)

Owens v Owens (2017) - contested divorce application

Re M (Child) (2017) EWCA Civ 228 - UK surrogacy dispute, Court of Appeal upheld decision for child to remain living with surrogate mother

Re H (Surrogacy Breakdown) (2017) - UK surrogacy dispute, care transferred to intended parents

Re A and B (surrogacy: consent) (2016) - UK surrogacy, parental order application, consent refused by surrogate

Re Z (surrogacy agreements) (child arrangement orders) (2016) - UK surrogacy dispute, child arrangements order application

Re Z (A Child) (No 2) (2016) - US surrogacy, single dad, declaration of incompatibility

Re Z (A Child: Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act: parental order) (2015) - US surrogacy, single dad, parental order could not be made

Re X (No 2: Application for contact by the biological father) (2015) - known donor dispute, application for PR and CAO refused

Re X (No 1: Leave to apply for a section 8 order) (2015) - known donor dispute, application for leave to apply for child arrangements order

Re A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H (2015) - declarations of parentage following mistakes with clinic forms

H v S (Surrogacy Agreement) (2015) - surrogacy dispute, transfer of residence to gay fathers

Re X (a child) (surrogacy: time limit) 2014 - six month deadline, India, separation, divorce

CC v DD (2014) - US surrogacy, parents resident in France, adoption order, domicile

UK donor conception: useful organisations

JP v LP (2014) - parents through surrogacy separated, court could not alter parenthood

Re G (2014) - lesbian partners, egg swapping, parental responsibility

AB v DE (2013) (also reported as Re C (2013)) – international surrogacy, Russia, payments, welfare, immigration

J v G (2013) – international surrogacy, USA, payments, legality of UK surrogacy agency, offences

AB v SA (2013) - domicile, Indian surrogacy, non-UK parents

Re G and Re Z (2013) - lesbian couple, both on birth certificate, known donor, contact application

M v F and H (2013) - known donor dispute, child support, natural insemination

Re E and F (2013) - lesbian couple, parenthood of non-birth mother, procedure at fertility clinic

Warren v CARE (2013) - widow successfully fought to extend storage of her late husband's sperm

Lawrence v Gallagher (2012) - civil partnership dissolution, finances

Re D and L (2012) – international surrogacy, India, surrogate consent

A v B and C (2012) - lesbian mothers, known donor, fathers may play a valuable role

Re P and L (2011) - co-parenting, lesbian mothers, gay fathers, principal and secondary parenting

Re TT (2011) - UK surrogacy, residence dispute, care awarded to surrogacy who kept the baby

G v G (2011) - parents separated after surrogacy, husband failed to have parental order overturned

Re IJ (2011) – international surrogacy, Ukraine, immigration

Re L (2010) – international surrogacy, USA, payments

Radmacher v Granatino (2010)

T v B (2010) - lesbian non-birth mother not liable for child maintenance

Re S (2009) – international surrogacy, USA, payments

Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Statutory Storage Period for Embryos and Gametes) Regulations 2009

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008

Re X and Y (2008) – first UK authorisation of an international surrogacy arrangement, Ukraine, payments

Re B (2007) - known sperm donor, uncle, lesbian parents, identity contact

Re G (2007) – Turkish parents refused a parental order after conceiving with a UK surrogate mother, COTS

Re N (2007) also reported as Re P (2007) - residence dispute, parents given care after surrogate kept the baby

Re G (2006) - residence dispute, lesbian mothers, what makes a parent

Re D (2006) - known donor, lesbian parents, parental responsibility

Gender Recognition Act 2004

Adoption and Children Act 2002

Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 s27-29

Children Act 1989

Surrogacy Arrangements Act 1985

Court form - C51 (parental order application form)

Court form - C52 (parental order acknowledgement form)

Foreign and Commonwealth Guidance on Surrogacy Overseas

Form MN1 (application for British nationality registration)

Court form - A58 adoption application

UK government guide to intercountry adoption and British citizenship

Court form - C100 application for a child arrangements order

Child Maintenance Service online calculator

Court form - step parent parental responsibility agreement C(PRA)2

Court form - parental responsibility agreement C(PRA)1 for unmarried fathers

Court form - parental responsibility agreement C(PRA)3 for unmarried non-birth mothers

Divorce petition form

Civil partnership dissolution petition form

Court form - Form A application for financial relief

Court form - Form E financial disclosure form

HFEA Code of Practice guidance on surrogacy

HFEA Code of Practice on donor conception

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