Both the surrogate and her husband refused to agree to the order even though they had handed over the child to the commissioning parents. All the court could do was make a child arrangements order which gave them parental responsibility but left the child a member of the surrogate’s family. Theis J commented that an adoption order would be inappropriate as the parents would be asking to adopt their own children: a parental order recognises their genetic link to the child. She did, however, adjourn the parental order application generally in the hope of a change of mind or a change in the law.
Judges:
Mrs Justice Theis DBE
Citations:
[2016] EWHC 2643 (Fam)
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Jurisdiction:
England and Wales
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Cited – Whittington Hospital NHS Trust v XX SC 1-Apr-2020
A negligent delay in the diagnosis of her cancer left the clamant dependent on paid for surrogacy arrangements. Three issues were raised; could damages to fund surrogacy arrangements using the claimant’s own eggs be recovered? Second, if so, could . .
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Children
Updated: 11 October 2022; Ref: scu.570770