We are specialists in all aspects of children’s law and have a team of four family law solicitors who have the knowledge and expertise in the legal aspects of surrogacy and are qualified to offer bespoke advice to assist you.
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Under English law, the woman who gives birth to the child is always regarded as the child’s mother (even if a gestational surrogate). If the surrogate is married, then her husband is the legal father.
Surrogacy is an intricate area of law and we have a team with the knowledge to guide you through your journey to parenthood, this includes:-
Surrogacy is the process of a woman carrying a baby for another person. Straight surrogacy (also known as genetic or traditional surrogacy) involves sperm from the intended father and an egg from the surrogate.
Host surrogacy (also known as partial or gestational surrogacy) involves the implantation using the gametes (reproductive cells) of at least one of the intended parents plus the gametes of the other intended parent or a donor, if required, such as an embryo created using either the eggs and sperm of the intended parents or a donated egg fertilised with sperm from the intended father.
Intended parents must obtain a parental order to acquire legal status to be recognised as the legal parents for their child. This is the bespoke order that must be sought for children born through surrogacy to give parental rights to the intended parents and end the surrogate’s (and her spouse if married) parental rights and responsibilities.
There are a number of requirements for a parental order as follows:-
The court must also consider the child’s lifelong welfare when making an order.
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