NGA on the BBC – UK surrogacy has quadrupled in the last ten years

by Natalie | Sep 22, 2021 | Surrogacy

The BBC has been running news stories all day today about the growth of UK surrogacy, with parental order statistics showing that the numbers of UK surrogacy cases have quadrupled over the past ten years. NGA and Brilliant Beginnings surrogacy team Sam, Guy and...

I’m a single parent through surrogacy – should I apply for a parental order?

by Franklyn | Jan 29, 2019 | Surrogacy

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. We understand the family court is busy with applications and we have already made a...

Domicile – what does it mean and why is it important if you are having a baby through surrogacy?

by Franklyn | May 14, 2018 | Become a Surrogate, 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...

Single parent surrogacy – the government must heed Parliament’s warning – Article published in Bionews

by Franklyn | Mar 26, 2018 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

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 order if they conceive a child through surrogacy. Although the...

Surrogacy law reform for single parents brings children out of legal limbo – Article published in Bionews

by Natalie | Dec 18, 2017 | Surrogacy, Surrogacy UK Law

Natalie has, together with our counsel in the case of Re Z Elizabeth Isaacs QC and Adem Muzaffer, written a comment piece for this week’s Bionews explaining the significant of the High Court’s ruling in the case, which looks set to change the law for single...