Specialist international surrogacy lawyers

 

We are the UK’s leading solicitors for international surrogacy. Advocates for safe, legal and ethical surrogacy, we have helped build more families in more countries than any other UK law firm.

How we help with international surrogacy

 

More than half of UK parents who have a child born through surrogacy now do so outside the UK.

We have worked parents building families through international surrogacy for nearly 20 years and helped children born in dozens of different jurisdictions across the globe, as well as helping shape UK law and policy through our landmark cases, campaigning work and crisis management. It has given us a real depth of experience, which you can draw on not just to get support with UK legal processes, but also to access our practical knowledge of how things work on the ground, and how to manage risks and avoid pitfalls.

Our international surrogacy lawyers care deeply about creating families through surrogacy in a legal and ethical way.

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International surrogacy legal services

UK legal advice for international surrogacy

Strategic advice for international surrogacy, including on choice of destination and managing risk, as well as navigating the UK legal issues.

Legal parenthood, parental orders and adoption

Advice and legal representation to help you navigate the UK legal process by which you will become your child’s legal parents.

British nationality, UK passports and UK entry

Advice and help with getting your child home, securing British nationality and applying for a UK passport.

Specialist wills

Expert support with wills to protect your family during international surrogacy, in case the worst happens.

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Get in touch to discuss our international surrogacy services or how our surrogacy solicitors can help you navigate surrogacy in your chosen destination.

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What our clients say to us…

Massive thank you for the hard work that went into today’s result. I went for a solitary walk when I got home and cried thinking at how monumental today is, how amazing your team has been, how gracious the judge was, how we are making history thanks to you, how hardly anyone has any idea how long and difficult this journey has been, how lucky I am to have the incredible team I do.  And most of all the blessing and love of my children in my life.
I can’t begin to tell you how grateful we are. To us, you and your team are like the super heroes who swooped in and saved the day. At a time when our world seemed to be falling apart, you stepped in and gave us hope, reassurance and facilitated a path to bring our babies back home safely [from Ukraine]. You are forever a part of our little girl’s story.
It’s been a pleasure to work with all of you. If only everyone in the journey had been as kind and organised as all of you at Brilliant Beginnings and NGA! We’re so grateful for all of your help and guidance. I’m sure we’ll be in touch in the future when we embark on surrogacy journey number two.
We really appreciate the seamless support we’ve received in this process. I work with a lot of lawyers and other professional services organisations for one reason or another and I have to say this was up there as the best experience yet.
We can’t thank you enough for the hard work you’ve all put in to obtain our parental order for us.  This [bouquet] seems a poor token for our immense gratitude.
Thank you so much to the whole team again. You really made it a pain free process. And even on the court date we felt so much more confident with you there (+all the work the whole team did).
You have just been absolutely amazing throughout and we feel incredibly lucky to have discovered your companies [NGA Law and Brilliant Beginnings].  Thank you so much for setting them up in the first place.
You were all absolutely brilliant at getting us back home and making this whole process as easy as it could have been for us.
Thank you all for your help and for making it such a pleasant, straightforward process for us. We are absolutely delighted and still pinching ourselves.
As a single male to female transgender person looking to start a family through international surrogacy, thank you for making me feel welcomed and supported.
I am glad we are in touch with yourselves as our legal point of contact for surrogacy and would recommend you to anyone else looking for an efficient and bespoke service.
Thank you to you and the team for your guidance, not just with the parental order but with all your help.  I would love to say we hope to work together again, but we looked at each other the other day when all thee children had been coughing all night and said ‘we are done!’.  We feel so privileged and so grateful to you and to everyone who helped along the way.
We would like to thank you immensely for your support and guidance through this process. The Court process was interesting and lovely. We felt very moved by it. You’ve both been super helpful , encouraging and made the process so much easier. Thank you ever so much, we are so grateful.
Thank you to you all for all your hard work in preparation for the hearing which made it go so smoothly and quick. You are all incredible ladies!
Thank you so much for your incredible support in getting us to this final point in our journey. You’ve both been beyond amazing and we can’t thank you enough for your hard work, dedication and most of all taking the time to get to know us. Today went really well thanks to you. The session lasted no more than a handful of minutes and we spent more time chatting and taking pics than the formalities 🙂
We got there so thank you to BB and NGA Law!  A really smooth process and we are very grateful to the team.
We wanted to say a big “thank you” for prepping us for our day in court. It went really smoothly. Half a dozen couples and their babies all in together for the orders to be made. We’re really grateful for all your help and support.
Many thanks Robyn. It’s been great working with you and the team at NGA as well.
It has been a real pleasure to work with you and colleagues in NGA – everyone is so professional and supportive, and it has been absolutely amazing! Thanks a million and best regards.
Thank you very much to you, Kelly and the entire team for working so hard for us. We have had an excellent service which both of us are very happy and pleased about. Thank you for keeping us so well informed every step of the way. Knowing that you were working for us made us feel extremely confident that things would be handled as professionally and efficiently as possible.  We can’t thank you enough. You are a great team.
We would like to thank the whole NGA team for getting us this far, you have all been wonderful. A very special thanks to Robyn who has had to hold our hands through the whole process of gathering and presenting the supporting information and has always done her best to explain the requirements in the simplest terms.
There are no words that can express our depth of gratitude for your expert help, kindness, patience and support in bringing our baby into the world.  The people and organisations you have introduced us to and your advice has been exceptional. It has been quite a hard journey to get here and we’re so happy.  We literally just can’t imagine how it would have been without Brilliant Beginnings and NGA.
Many thanks to you and your team for helping us through this process! It was really really great and if we ever decide to have another baby, we will be sure to contact you 🙂
Thank you so much for being so diligent in your work and laying the groundwork so well for our hearing. All the correspondence you have sent has shown that you are doing amazing work and we feel really well looked after. Fingers crossed Friday goes smoothly and we can relax and finally say all your hard work has paid off! In England at least we will hopefully be his legal parents.
The court complimented the clarity and comprehensive nature of the paperwork – you had dealt with it so well they didn’t have any questions and it was a very quick and very positive experience. A huge thank you for all you have done to get us to this point. We could not have done it without you. Thank you a million times over.
We are very grateful for your help and support in our journey, and I’m not quite sure if we’d have done it without you. Thanks a lot.
I just wanted to thank you both for all your help and the rest of the team in getting everything taken care of for me and the kids. It’s been an interesting and complicated journey so I am thankful to have had your expertise to help navigate all this!
I wanted to say a big thank you for all your amazing help and reassurance. I also know you went absolutely above the realms of what is your job helping me with all the admin and it is so appreciated. The hearing was brilliant. A really special and emotional day actually. Thanks again – I can’t really thank you enough!
A huge thank you for all your guidance and support from the very beginning of our exploration into US surrogacy. Your expert knowledge and advice was invaluable, but also the reassurance, empathy and care you showed us at every stage of the process made something quite scary feel possible. You really gave us the confidence to go for it. What you are doing is really so special and I just wanted to send you an email recognising that.
I really appreciate your professionalism and passionate approach in these matters which is really comforting especially given the intricacies of this wonderful journey! I will also not hesitate in referring my friends to you should they require services in your field of work. Thanks once again!
Thank you again for all of your help, guidance and support on our parenting journey. We have really appreciated and valued all of your help every step of the way, especially how professional and compassionate you have been.
I wanted to thank you for everything that you have done for us, we really appreciate it. The judge and panel put me at ease and were really lovely people. We got outside and burst into tears of joy and relief. Thank you again for helping us with our miracle journey.
What a day it was. We just couldn’t be happier and it’s brilliant having read the transcript. Thank you so much for everything. You have been exceptional.
Thank you for your time last week, you really helped us figure out some of the gaps in our understanding and we’re feeling pretty good moving forward. We’ll be back in touch as we move ahead.
Thank you for holding our hands today, the most wonderful dream coming true and all the kindness you have all shown throughout. My incredible and most memborable days (in no particular order) are:

Marrying A

B’s birth

Parental order

I never thought I would be so emotionally charged, nor did our family. What a journey and a day it’s been. So grateful for everything.

It was nice to meet with you both on this special day! Thank you so much for your support all along and the detailed guidelines. We are happy with your services and will definitely recommend it when there’s chance. Wish you all the best!
Everything went smoothly yesterday and I see why he is your fave judge. His opening speech was really beautiful and moving. Some pics attached but just to say thank you so much to you and Natalie for everything. The process was super smooth with NGA.
We wanted to say a huge thank you for all your support through this process. It all went smoothly and that was because of your guidance through the various steps.
We got the parental order! Thank you so much for your valuable legal advice, guidance and kindness throughout the process. Your expertise played a key role in facilitating the approval and I truly appreciate your support. Our warmest regards to the team. Thank you again for your dedication and professionalism.
All of the team at NGA have been so responsive and amazing. Thank you so much to everyone at BB and NGA. Words cannot express how grateful we are for everything.
Thank you again for your advice, I’m happy to inform you that we were granted the parental order last week. Your company is doing such an amazing job helping with advice and making things easier for people I’ll definitely recommend you to others.
Thank you for all of the instructions and documents. After reading through these together this evening, we wanted to first share how immensely appreciative we are for all of the efforts you and the team have made in our case. It’s truly humbling to see the degree of expertise and precision with which the bundle has been prepared and to also read our family’s story thruogh this lens. Everything looks excellent!
We can’t thank you enough for all your help and support throughout this journey. You guys have been absolutely amazing – so supportive, patient and kind. Thank you so so so much for everything!
We would like to thank you for making this process so incredibly smooth and making us feel at ease every step of the way. All leading to today which will be a day we’ll never forget. Was really special and thank you again.
We can’t get over what a special day that was! Thank you sooooo much for all your hard work. Best lawyers ever!
My family and I are so excited to inform you that our parental order has been granted. We just want to say a big thank you to you and your team for your endless support.
The advice you gave us really was invaluable and your guidance has made a potentially stressful situation so much easier to navigate.

Thank you very much once again. It has been fantastic working with the NGA team – it really goes beyond words what it means to have my little family firmly established. I will be sure to keep in touch.

Thank you very much for the kind note, we are thrilled with how this process has gone and are so appreciative of your and the rest of the team’s help.  It went as smoothly as we could have ever hoped for.

Additional support on your US surrogacy journey

In 2013 we founded Brilliant Beginnings as a sibling organisation to NGA Law. With the aim of supporting ethical surrogacy and keeping UK intended parents safe, Brilliant Beginnings plans, project manages and supports all aspects of US surrogacy journeys for UK parents, working in tandem with NGA Law.

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