President of the Family Division gives guidance on sperm donation parentage cases in leading NGA case

by Franklyn | Jul 17, 2017 | Conception, Embryos and Donation Storage

Sir James Munby, the President of the High Court Family Division, has given important new guidance on how the family court should deal with cases concerning legal parenthood after sperm donation. It follows 34 High Court declarations of parentage made over the past...

Lesbian mums in dispute: fertility law, child maintenance and what makes a parent – Article published in Bionews

by Natalie | Nov 8, 2010 | Conception, LGBT Law

Natalie has written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews about a recent same-sex parenting case in the family court, in which a non-birth mother was ruled to have no financial responsibility for her child because she was not a legal parent.  Highlighting the...

Two mums and a baby – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine

by Natalie | Oct 21, 2009 | Conception

We have written an article, published in Fertility Network UK magazine, summarising the new law for same-sex parents conceiving children together. Read ‘Two mums and a baby: same-sex parents and the new rules on birth certificates’. The UK’s leading...

Jumping to inclusion – Article published in Family Law Journal

by Natalie | Oct 21, 2008 | Conception

Natalie has witten an article for Family Law Journal, educating family lawyers on what they need to know about the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill 2008 and what it will mean for same-sex parents and for surrogacy. Read the article here. The UK’s leading...

Families without fathers – Article published in Fertility Network UK magazine

by Natalie | Oct 21, 2008 | Conception

Fertility Network UK has published our article about the changes to the requirement for fertility clinics to consider a child’s ‘need for a father’ before offering treatment, something which will make access to fertility treatment more fair and equal...