Recognition of Parentage for Children Born Abroad Through Surrogacy
The Department of Justice has this morning announced the establishment of a Special Joint Oireachtas Committee to examine issues surrounding international surrogacy. [...]
Special committee on international surrogacy to be established
see link – https://www.rte.ie/news/ireland/2022/0121/1274976-surrogacy-oireachtas/
Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to commence on the 5th May 2020
Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and Family Relationships Act 2015 to commence on the 5th May 2020. The Department of Health has announced its intention to commence Parts 2 and 3 of the Children and [...]
Building Families Through Surrogacy: A New Law
The Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission have today issued a joint consultation paper on surrogacy. It is accepted in the UK that the law on surrogacy is outdated [...]
Same sex couples to be recognised as parents of children
Press Release by Department of Health – 26 June 2018 The Minister for Health has today received approval from Cabinet to draft a standalone piece of legislation, which will close a loophole [...]
ITALIAN COURT OF APPEAL RECOGNISE TWO MEN AS FATHERS OF TWINS BORN THROUGH SURROGACY
The twins, now almost seven years old, were born through surrogacy to the Italian male couple in Canada. Under a 2011 Canadian Court Order, both men were named on the birth certificate as [...]
SURROGACY IN UKRAINE
On the 13th October 2016 Law Firm AGA Partners in conjunction with the Ukrainian Bar Association held a one day conference in Kiev on Assisted Human Reproduction (AHR) and Surrogacy in Ukraine. [...]
And finally we have …Paternity Leave!
PATERNITY LEAVE AND BENEFIT ACT 2016 The Paternity Leave and Benefit Act 2016 commenced this month and provides a “relevant parent” with two weeks paternity leave to assist with the provision of [...]