A v B [2025] EWFC 43 (28 February 2025)

A v B [2025] EWFC 43 (28 February 2025)

Alternative internal clinic consent forms and earlier WP and PP forms completed by the applicants satisfy the statutory requirements for legal parenthood under sections 36 and 37 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; declaration of parentage is granted.

Citation
[2025] EWFC 43
Parties
First Applicant: A; Second Applicant: B
Jurisdiction
England and Wales
Judgment Date
28 February 2025
Procedural Posture
Declaration of Parentage / Final Judgment
Outcome
Declaration of parentage granted.
Legal Topics
Legal Parenthood, Assisted Reproduction, Consent Forms, Declaration of Parentage
Family Law Medical Law Legal Parenthood Assisted Reproduction Consent Forms Declaration of Parentage

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Parties

A

First Applicant

B

Second Applicant

Procedural Posture

Declaration of Parentage / Final Judgment

Legal Issues

  1. 1 Whether alternative internal clinic consent forms satisfy statutory requirements for legal parenthood under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008
  2. 2 Whether WP and PP forms completed at an earlier stage remain valid for subsequent treatment cycles

Ratio Decidendi

Alternative internal clinic consent forms and earlier WP and PP forms completed by the applicants satisfy the statutory requirements for legal parenthood under sections 36 and 37 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008; declaration of parentage is granted.

Court Disposition

Declaration of parentage granted.

Orders

  • Declaration that A and B are the legal parents of C.