ACT to legislate for civil unions

Egg donation involves more than agreeing to help someone have a child. Before treatment proceeds, the donor needs medical clearance, the IVF clinic requires consent forms, and counselling forms part of the preparation. Where the donor knows the intended parent or parents, there is also an important question: what has everyone agreed will happen with… Read More »Egg donation process: fertility lawyer explains

Egg donation can help another person or couple become parents. But donating eggs involves more than medical treatment. It also involves decisions about consent, identity, family connections and the interests of a child who may be born. The starting point is straightforward: an egg donor must be donating their own eggs, have medical clearance and… Read More »Egg donation in Australia: who can donate?

Sharing a home does not automatically make two people a de facto couple. Equally, living apart does not necessarily mean that a de facto relationship cannot exist. Under Australian family law, the question involves more than an address. The central issue is whether the couple’s relationship amounts to living together on a genuine domestic basis.… Read More »De facto relationship: what counts under family law?