Becoming a mum for the first time is many things. Exciting. Moving. Nerve-wracking! And one thing it shouldn’t be is complicated. If you are in a same-sex relationship, you will often need a bit of help creating your family, and it no doubt comes with many questions! Here we answer the most asked questions from our clients in a female same-sex couple. [Read more…] about #FertilityWeek: Becoming Parents as a Female Same-Sex Couple – Your Questions Answered
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#FertilityWeek: Becoming Parents via Surrogacy – Your Questions Answered
In celebration of National Fertility Week 2019, we ask Fertility specialist Beverley Addison to answer your most asked questions about all things Fertility Law. Today we are talking about becoming parents via surrogacy.
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#FertilityWeek : Becoming Parents via Assisted or Donor Conception – Your Questions Answered
In celebration of National Fertility Week 2019, we ask Fertility specialist Beverley Addison to answer your most asked questions about all things Fertility Law. Today we are talking about becoming parents via assisted or donor conception.
The difficulties of obtaining an order to relocate with your child
When relationships between parents break down, it is not uncommon for the parent with whom the child resides, to want to relocate elsewhere.
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Home Alone – a Christmas comedy or a parental dilemma?
For many of us the words ‘Home Alone’ conjure up the familiar image of MacAulay Culkin wreaking havoc on two bungling burglars in the annual Christmas airing of that American comedy film. But for those who man the phone lines at Childline and other similar organisations the reality of children being left home alone is no laughing matter.
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Scottish couple set to become first male same-sex couple to receive IVF on the NHS
It was recently reported that an anonymous male same-sex couple in Scotland are due to become the first to receive IVF for a surrogate in the UK.
Surrogacy Law Now Changed to Allow Applications from Single Parents – and it applies retrospectively for 6 months
The 3 January 2019 brought a change to UK surrogacy law, allowing single parents to apply for a parental order for the first time. We previously reported on this new piece of legislation here.
New Surrogacy Regulations for Parental Orders Laid Before Parliament
Years of campaigning, a High Court case and a snap General election later and we finally have sight of the surrogacy reforms being laid before parliament.
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With English divorce reform a headline topic is it time for Scots divorce law to be reviewed?
Family Lawyer Lesley Gordon discusses no-fault divorce, comparing the English and Scottish divorce systems in light of the UK Government’s open consultation on Reforms of the Legal Requirements for divorce.
I’ve bought the toaster, you can pay for freshers’ week
Who pays what when your child goes to university?
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