Having status as a child’s legal parent is significant for many reasons, including: Financial responsibility: you have a duty to provide for your child. Inheritance rights: your child has rights of inheritance from you if you do not make a will,  and you have the right to inherit from your child. General…

A joint claim has been lodged at the High Court challenging the lack of maternity leave rights for families through surrogacy. Surrogacy UK and a mother directly affected are together seeking a declaration from the High Court that the current law is unfair. The issue is that UK parents who…

The family court has been making law on known donors, with a number of recent disputes between known sperm donors and lesbian mothers. In one recent case (reported in BioNews 644), the Court of Appeal is considering whether a gay sperm donor should have a right to regular contact with…

Following prominent Indian surrogacy stories in the Telegraph and Evening Standard, Natalie was interviewed on BBC Radio this afternoon to explain the law. In the absence of regulation, a commercial surrogacy industry in India has boomed over the last few years, with many Indian fertility clinics now offering surrogacy packages to foreign intended parents…

A guide for single dads building families For single prospective dads, the decision between surrogacy, adoption and co-parenting is a tough one, with each option having its own benefits and pitfalls. First, ask yourself the question – what role do I want to have in my child’s life? To go…