There are many examples of problems when a person unexpectedly dies without leaving a Will, and it is always advisable to make a Will as soon as you own any significant assets. However, starting a family should also prompt you to do so, so that you make sure the tiny...
We look at the legal and practical realities of surrogacy in the US for British expatriates, and answer the most common FAQs.
If you are expecting a child through surrogacy, one of your top questions may be how you get a British passport for your baby, particularly if they are born outside the UK. British nationality can be complicated in surrogacy cases, and what you need to do depends on...
The English High Court has this year made parental orders in favour of two sets of parents from the UK who have had children born through anonymous surrogacy arrangements in Nigeria, both involving the Nigerian fertility clinic LifeLink. In Re H (anonymous 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 the status of the surrogate and her spouse. Parents through surrogacy who want to be...
Mexico and Colombia are emerging surrogacy destinations for UK parents, which appear to be in a sharp period of growth. There remains a limited track record (bear in mind only 5 parental orders were recorded for children born in Mexico up to 2022) but they have become...
Briefing on the impact of the US Supreme Court birthright citizenship ruling on British parents with babies born through US surrogacy
Parental responsibility and legal parenthood are legal terms which relate to the rights and responsibilities which parents and other adults have in relation to children. Both are possible at once but also individually without the other. Below, we look at the nuances...
Natalie was asked to write a summary for Bionews about how the new US administration’s Executive Order on birthright citizenship is impacting UK parents through US surrogacy.
Natalie was delighted to join a wonderful panel at Dawson Cornwell in London to discuss the maze of international adoption and surrogacy, speaking alongside adoption law specialist Hilka Holman, Judge Fiona Mwale of the Malawi High Court, Spencer Clarke from the English Law Commission and immigration lawyer Barry O’Leary, at an event which prompted a lively and passionate discussion about how we could improve adoption to better support the welfare of children.