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The disruptive effect of COVID-19 on our society has been extraordinary, and regrettably has impacted and will continue to impact on those seeking to be… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on your South Australian surrogacy journey
The disruptive effect of COVID-19 on our society has been extraordinary, and regrettably has impacted and will continue to impact on those seeking to be… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on your ACT surrogacy journey
The disruptive effect of COVID-19 on our society has been extraordinary, and regrettably has impacted and will continue to impact on those seeking to be… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on your Victorian surrogacy journey
The disruptive effect of COVID-19 on our society has been extraordinary, and regrettably has impacted and will continue to impact on those seeking to be… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on your NSW surrogacy journey
The disruptive effect of COVID-19 on our society has been extraordinary, and regrettably has impacted and will continue to impact on those seeking to be… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on your Queensland surrogacy journey
The disruptive effect of COVID-19 on our society has been extraordinary, and regrettably has impacted and will continue to impact on those seeking to be… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on your Canadian surrogacy journey for Australian intended parents
The disruptive effect of COVID-19 on our society has been extraordinary, and regrettably has impacted and will continue to impact on those seeking to be… Read More »The impact of COVID-19 on your US surrogacy journey for Australian intended parents
The Family Court of Australia and the Federal Circuit Court of Australia have today with immediate effect put in place new rules to deal with… Read More »Family Court puts in place COVID-19 arrangements
The Fertility Society of Australia and its Reproductive Technology Accreditation Committee have urged caution for those exposed to COVID-19 who want to have children: The… Read More »Fertility Society of Australia urges caution for intended parents who have been exposed to COVID-19
Yesterday the High Court in Love v Commonwealth decided by a 4: 3 majority that Aboriginal (and necessarily Torres Strait Islander people) if they were… Read More »Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander intended parents considering surrogacy
With all the doom and gloom that comes with relationship breakdown, it is refreshing to do a reality check- and compare how women are treated… Read More »Australia rated 19th for women’s rights in business and the law- World Bank
I knew Wilson Gavin. He was an intelligent, engaging young man. I did not agree with many of his political views. He never seemed to… Read More »Death of Wilson Gavin
Queensland Judge – Man who supplies sperm to a single surrogate is not a parent A Queensland judge has ruled that an intended parent who… Read More »Queensland Judge – Man who supplies sperm to a single surrogate is not a parent
Victoria aims to make the burden on surrogates less heavy The legal regime for surrogacy in Australia (with the exception of the Northern Territory, which… Read More »Victoria aims to make the burden on surrogates less heavy
A quick guide to Australians going overseas for surrogacy and egg donation Recently I was asked by an American colleague to put together a couple… Read More »A quick guide to Australians going overseas for surrogacy and egg donation
Australian IVF clinics no longer to ask for copies of surrogacy arrangements With the exception of Victorian and Western Australian clinics, Australian IVF clinics are… Read More »Australian IVF clinics no longer to ask for copies of surrogacy arrangements
I once heard from a business associate that the whole point of life is that each of us exist to serve. When I heard that… Read More »Why I love being a divorce lawyer
A rabbinical court in Israel has held that a minor born of a donated egg would not be recognised as a Jew, although the egg… Read More »Rabbinical Court won’t recognise as Jewish an infant born from undisclosed Jewish egg donor
On Tuesday I delivered a paper about legal issues for schools in Queensland, concerning transgender children and parents. Grammar schools will be the subject of… Read More »Transgender issues facing schools in Queensland
Just over a week ago, the South Australian Parliament has passed new surrogacy laws, the Surrogacy Bill 2019. The Surrogacy Act 2019takes effect on a… Read More »South Australia to have new surrogacy laws
