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9 April 2015

Surrogacy – a welcome change as intended parents become entitled to adoption leave and pay

Parents using surrogates to help them have children have cause for celebration, as the law in relation to adoption leave and pay is updated to include some intended parents of surrogate children.  The changes, which came into force on 5 April 2015, apply to children due on or after that date.

Connie Atkinson

8 April 2015

Reflections on the Families Through Surrogacy conference in London 2015

I attended the Families Through Surrogacy conference in March and heard from a number of fantastic speakers about issues ranging from infertility to being a surrogate mother, having children through surrogacy, advising on surrogacy in England and abroad and obtaining a passport for your child.

Connie Atkinson

19 March 2015

The further use of discretion in considering time limits for parental orders

The judgment in AB and CD and CT [2015] EWFC 12 (“AB and CD”) was given in February and provides a further of example of the court’s willingness to use its discretion to provide security for children born out of surrogacy arrangements. 

Connie Atkinson

19 March 2015

Divorce in Dubai or England - what are your options?

It is well known that London is regarded as ‘divorce capital of the world’ largely for its generous treatment of wives in the event of marriage breakdown. Dubai, on the other hand, has developed a reputation as ‘divorce capital of the world’ for a different reason - the high number of marriages that end there with a high rate of fallouts amongst the expat community. 

19 March 2015

Custody, expatriate children and the UAE

For expatriate residents of the UAE getting divorced can be complicated enough with different local and English laws governing asset splitting, spousal support and the parameters of the final settlement but when children are involved things only get more complicated. 

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