
Kelly Blaxall (She/her)
With a lively and approachable nature, Kelly is one our senior paralegals, managing many of our UK and international surrogacy cases, and helping parents to apply for British nationality and passports for their children born through surrogacy. She also has expertise in adoption and conception law, and routinely drafts specialist wills.
She is a CILEX Advanced Paralegal (MCILEX), working towards qualifying as a Chartered Legal Executive Lawyer.
A member of our team since 2017, Kelly is experienced in all areas of our legal work, and is a legal manager for clients on our Brilliant Beginnings pathways, offering exceptional client care and invaluable attention to detail. Kelly also manages Robyn and Alejandra.
A graduate in psychology, Kelly previously worked in pressurised and emotive family roles as a Therapeutic Practitioner in a children’s home.
What clients say about Kelly…
Published articles
Concerning shifts in the shrinking world of global surrogacy
Bionews, 2023
When fathers are mothers:
Re TT and the absurdity of modern family law that does not include transgender parents
The Review, 2020
Some of Kelly’s blogs
Surrogacy for non-biological parents
Can I pursue surrogacy if I have no biological link with my child?
Getting surrogacy families home during COVID-19
We follow up with the families who were fighting to get home during a pandemic
What is the difference between parental responsibility and legal parenthood?
We look at the nuances and the differences.
Transgender parent case
UK High Court rules that a man who gives birth cannot be registered as a father.
Will my child born through surrogacy be British?
And how do I apply for a UK passport?
Other team members
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