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High Court ruling in another NGA case – What happens when a parent dies mid-surrogacy journey?

by Franklyn | Jun 5, 2020 | Surrogacy, UK surrogacy

A new reported surrogacy case (Re X (2020)) in which NGA Law represented the parents has, in tragic circumstances, highlighted once again the inadequacy of UK surrogacy law. A straightforward UK surrogacy case became complicated when the intended father died...

UK surrogate vetoes legal parenthood for biological parents despite having no wish to be involved in children’s lives

by Franklyn | Oct 30, 2016 | Surrogacy, UK surrogacy

The High Court has ruled that it cannot award legal parenthood to the biological parents of twins born through a UK surrogacy arrangement, because the surrogate who carried them has refused to give her permission. Under UK law, surrogacy agreements are unenforceable...

NGA quoted in the Guardian: Unregistered surrogate-born children creating legal timebomb, warns judge

by Natalie | May 18, 2015 | International surrogacy, Surrogacy, Surrogacy in Africa, Surrogacy in Asia, Surrogacy in Canada, Surrogacy in Cyprus, Surrogacy in Europe, Surrogacy in South and Central America, Surrogacy in the USA, Surrogacy in Ukraine and Georgia

Today’s Guardian has reported comments made by High Court judge Mrs Justice Theis at a conference last week about her concerns for children born through international surrogacy whose parents have not applied to properly resolve their legal status in the UK. ...

High Court ruling in another NGA case – What happens when a parent dies mid-surrogacy journey?

UK surrogate vetoes legal parenthood for biological parents despite having no wish to be involved in children’s lives

NGA quoted in the Guardian: Unregistered surrogate-born children creating legal timebomb, warns judge

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