Separating? Take one step at a time

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?

Can someone be paid to donate eggs in Australia? The short answer is no. Human eggs cannot lawfully be treated as something to buy or sell. Australia permits altruistic egg donation, not commercial egg donation. But that is not the end of the story. A donor may be reimbursed for reasonable expenses associated with the… Read More »Paid egg donation in Australia: is it legal?