Surrogacy The Impact of Covid-19 on Egg Donation & Surrogacy Globally I am the Director of Growing Families and a dad via surrogacy and egg donation Its Sunday 24 October and I am in Sydney Australia on Day 9 of 14 days hotel quarantine. Why am I here you may ask? ... October 24, 2021
Surrogacy Europe Independent UK Surrogacy – What happens if it goes wrong? This guest blog is from Karen Holden at A City Law Firm. Getting advice early and being prepared, can help you have a smooth surrogacy journey, but if it goes wrong it’s not the end of the journey. Traditional Surrogacy ... October 1, 2021
Surrogacy Meet The Parents – Crossing Borders to Have Kids For the GLBTI community interested in family building, there is the choice of trying to make things work domestically or looking offshore. The easiest way to decide on a pathway is to meet face-to-face with both professionals and recent parents. ... September 15, 2021
Surrogacy Irish Mums via Surrogacy Are Standing Up As Irish mothers continue the fight for legal recognition, Growing Families returns to Dublin for the first time in two years to host its popular seminar series focusing on the latest developments in surrogacy and egg donation. With Covid-19 having ... September 15, 2021
Surrogacy Vaccinating Surrogates against Covid19 – What are the facts? The issue of COVID-19 vaccine administration in pregnancy is a really contentious topic. Various professional organizations have offered guidance that has ranged from a strong endorsement of receiving vaccination to a more cautious stance. Evidence is showing that pregnant women ... September 10, 2021
Events New Zealand Donor & Surrogacy Conference 2021 – What’s in Store? Growing Families is running its fourth New Zealand Event for intended parents, surrogates and donors on 21 August after an 18-month absence. Like past events, this one will bring together egg donors, surrogates, parents and those hoping to become so. ... July 21, 2021
Events Our Flagship Australian Conference is Back – Face-to-face! On 19/20 June 2021, , Growing Families are hosting their first face-to-face conference in two years – Australia’s 10th Surrogacy & Donor Conference. Spurred on by Australia’s record low covid rates, the donor and surrogacy community’s need for connection, discounted ... May 13, 2021
Surrogacy in Australia The Basics of Surrogacy in Victoria Surrogacy can fall into the categories of altruistic or commercial. Altruistic surrogacy means that the surrogate derives no financial benefit from being a surrogate with the exception of having her reasonable expenses of the surrogacy paid. Commercial surrogacy is the ... March 23, 2021
Surrogacy in Australia DNA Testing for Australian Intended Parents (Ukraine/Georgia) For those intended parents undertaking international surrogacy in Georgia or Ukraine, it is important to be aware that your baby or babies will be born stateless and that you will need to apply for Australian citizenship by descent before you ... March 23, 2021
Surrogacy in New Zealand Surrogacy For New Zealanders Lawyer, Stewart Dalley of D&S Law, has both lived and professional experience of surrogacy, having represented several people with their surrogacy journeys (domestically and internationally) as well as having three children of his own through surrogacy. Stewart is considered an ... March 8, 2021