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The Family Court granted a parental order for a child born through anonymous Nigerian surrogacy, finding the surrogate could not be found and H’s welfare favoured the order.
The court was satisfied on the balance of probability that the applicants entered into a surrogacy arrangement, the surrogate mother cannot be found, and all statutory requirements are met; therefore, a parental order should be made in the best interests of the child.
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K & Anor v Z & Anor [2025] EWHC 927 (Fam) (16 April 2025)
The High Court granted a parental order after a Californian surrogacy arrangement, and authorised payments above reasonable expenses, while stressing future welfare planning.
C & Anor v E (International Surrogacy and Domestic Adoption) [2025] EWFC 68 (31 March 2025)
The Family Court granted an adoption order for a child born through international surrogacy, holding the Adoption and Children Act 2002 could apply on the facts.
X v W & Anor [2025] EWFC 25 (14 February 2025)
The Family Court granted a parental order for a child born through international surrogacy, accepted the surrogate’s consent, and authorised the payments made.
The Family Court granted a parental order in an international surrogacy case, holding that the statutory criteria were met, the surrogate consented, and payments could be authorised.
H, Re (Anonymous Surrogacy) [2025] EWHC 220 (Fam) (06 February 2025)
The High Court granted a parental order for a child born through Nigerian surrogacy, holding that the anonymous surrogate could not be found and statutory requirements were met.
AB (Foreign Surrogacy -Children Out of The Jurisdiction) [2019] EWFC 22 (22 February 2019)
Parental order proceedings concerning children born through surrogacy in Iran. The court considered statutory criteria, welfare, consent, payments, and immigration consequences.
The High Court granted a parental order for a child born in Iran through surrogacy, finding the statutory requirements, consent, payments, and welfare test were satisfied.
ST (A Child) (Surrogacy: Iran) (Rev 1) [2018] EWHC 3439 (Fam) (12 April 2018)
The High Court granted a parental order for a child born through surrogacy in Iran, finding the statutory requirements met and approving the payments made.
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