06 Jun, 2019
Law Commission recommends U.K. surrogacy law reform
The Law Commisions of England and Wales and Scotland have today launched their public consultation on U.K. surrogacy law reform, with provisional recommendations as to how the law should be
29 Jan, 2019
I’m a single parent through surrogacy – should I apply for a parental order?
Following our last blog about the law change for law change for single parents through surrogacy, we’ve been talking to single mums and dads considering applying for parental orders.
03 Jan, 2019
UK surrogacy law embraces single parents from today
We are celebrating the coming into force of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 (Remedial) Order 2018 which, from today, enables single parents through surrogacy to apply for a parental
28 Jul, 2018
Single parent surrogacy reform goes back to Parliament
The draft remedial order which will change the law to allow single parents through surrogacy to apply for parental orders has gone back to Parliament for a second time. It
17 May, 2018
Surrogacy in the USA – a chance to meet leading experts at the Shard in London
At Brilliant Beginnings and NGA Law we meet intended parents every day whose decision is not whether to pursue surrogacy, but how. Surrogacy in the UK is possible, but for
14 May, 2018
Domicile – what does it mean and why is it important if you are having a baby through surrogacy?
A parental order is the UK legal solution for surrogacy; it is a post-birth court order which makes the intended parents the legal parents of their child and permanently extinguishes
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
09 Apr, 2018
Why do I need a will for a surrogacy arrangement?
Putting a will in place is on many of our to-do lists. With busy lives and various responsibilities, making a will usually ends up getting overlooked and becomes as a
26 Mar, 2018
Single parent surrogacy – the government must heed Parliament’s warning
Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews supporting Parliament’s criticism of the government ‘remedial order’ which will enable single parents, like couples, to apply for a parental
06 Feb, 2018
Parents through surrogacy who are splitting up? What does UK law say?
Usually, one of the first things parents think of if they are considering separating is how arrangements for their children will be managed. If your children were born through surrogacy,
