The Surrogacy Sisterhood Retreat
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:47:51+11:00The Surrogacy Sisterhood Retreat is happening - a year later than expected! Our 2020 Retreat was [...]
Surrogacy Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T15:49:48+11:00In surrogacy Australia is regulated in each state, which means there are no uniform laws that [...]
How Can I Become a Surrogate?
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:31:49+11:00How Can I Become A Surrogate? Have you finished your own family, and considering helping someone [...]
South Australia Surrogacy Law Reform Update
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:47:20+11:00Surrogacy South Australia - Law Reform Update, September 2020 South Australia has reviewed its surrogacy laws [...]
Do Surrogates Get Paid in Australia?
Sarah Jefford2024-07-19T15:20:50+10:00Do Surrogates Get Paid in Australia? Surrogacy is altruistic in Australia. This means that surrogates are [...]
Surrogacy Without a Lawyer
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:49:41+11:00Surrogacy without a lawyer - can we do it? The surrogacy laws and other laws surrounding [...]
International Surrogacy Arrangements
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:50:17+11:00International Surrogacy Arrangements Are you considering surrogacy options overseas? You need to do your research and [...]
Future Surrogate Advice
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:32:11+11:00Future Surrogate Advice I remember when I first considered becoming a surrogate - searching everywhere for [...]
Why Aren’t Surrogacy Agreements Enforceable?
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:47:00+11:00Somewhere in the Top 10 Questions about Surrogacy is: Why aren’t surrogacy agreements enforceable? The answer [...]
Surrogacy Australia: Frequently Asked Questions
Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T11:17:11+10:00Wondering about surrogacy Australia? Thinking about pursuing surrogacy in Australia to grow your family? Thinking about [...]
Overseas Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:50:28+11:00Do you need an Australian lawyer to assist you with your overseas surrogacy journey? The short [...]
Surrogate Age Limits
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:51:17+11:00Surrogate Age Limits There are some surrogate age limits applied to surrogacy in Australia, and each [...]
Commercial Surrogacy and Parentage Orders
Sarah Jefford2024-11-24T19:50:38+11:00People entering into commercial surrogacy overseas are often anxious to know about returning home to Australia [...]
Applying for a Parentage Order
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:52:12+11:00After a baby is born through an Australian surrogacy arrangement, a Parentage Order is required to [...]
Surrogacy Contracts – why aren’t they enforceable?
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:54:13+11:00Why are surrogacy agreements not like contracts? A surrogacy agreement is not the same as a [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer in Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:55:07+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Australia Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy and fertility lawyer assisting people across Australia. Sarah [...]
My Surrogacy Story: Bree
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:32:33+11:00Bree, nurse, and surrogate in Victoria. I live in Central [...]
Is Surrogacy Legal in Australia?
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:58:50+11:00Is Surrogacy Legal in Australia? Altruistic surrogacy is legal across Australia. Commercial surrogacy, which involves payment [...]
Surrogacy in the ACT
Sarah Jefford2024-09-07T11:53:41+10:00Surrogacy ACT is regulated by the Parentage Act 2004, which was reformed in June 2024. If [...]
Surrogacy New South Wales
Sarah Jefford2024-11-24T19:25:04+11:00Surrogacy New South Wales is regulated by the Surrogacy Act 2010. If you are an intended [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Applications – ACT
Sarah Jefford2024-06-28T21:23:58+10:00Applying for a Parentage Order in the ACT After a baby is born through an ACT [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Applications – NSW
Sarah Jefford2024-11-24T19:46:44+11:00Applying for a Parentage Order in NSW After a baby is born through a New South [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Canberra
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:11:16+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Canberra Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Canberra and across Australia. [...]
Northern Territory Surrogacy Laws
Sarah Jefford2024-07-19T16:02:11+10:00Surrogacy laws were enacted in the Northern Territory in 2022. In July 2023, the first surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Sydney
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T21:13:48+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Sydney Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Sydney and across Australia. [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Darwin
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:18:35+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Darwin Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer in Australia, assisting people in Alice, Darwin [...]
Surrogacy in Queensland
Sarah Jefford2024-07-19T15:23:37+10:00Are you thinking about surrogacy in Queensland? If you are an intended parent living in Queensland [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Brisbane
Sarah Jefford2024-05-07T19:55:04+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Brisbane Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer, assisting people in Brisbane and across Australia. [...]
Surrogacy in South Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-08-15T10:18:21+10:00Surrogacy in South Australia. South Australia reviewed its surrogacy laws and now enacted the Surrogacy Act [...]
Surrogacy in Tasmania
Sarah Jefford2024-08-23T14:57:49+10:00Surrogacy in Tasmania is regulated by the Surrogacy Act 2012. If you are new to surrogacy, [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Hobart
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:29:08+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Hobart Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer, assisting people in Hobart, Launceston and across [...]
Surrogacy Victoria
Sarah Jefford2024-07-26T11:24:10+10:00Surrogacy Victoria Surrogacy is legal in Victoria and across Australia. Victorian surrogacy arrangements are regulated by [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Sarah Jefford
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:34:50+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Sarah Jefford Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people across Australia. Sarah was [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Melbourne
Sarah Jefford2024-07-25T16:16:32+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Melbourne Sarah Jefford is a family and surrogacy lawyer in Melbourne, practising across Australia. [...]
Parentage Order Applications
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:35:48+11:00Parentage Order Applications After a baby is born through an Australian surrogacy arrangement, the intended parents [...]
Surrogacy Melbourne
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:37:39+11:00There is a thriving surrogacy community of intended parents and surrogates in Melbourne and surrounds, and [...]
Victorian Surrogacy Law Reform: We Made It Happen!
Sarah Jefford2024-11-05T15:09:44+11:00Since writing this post, some of the Recommendations have been implemented by the government and the [...]
Surrogacy Western Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-12-04T17:09:51+11:00Surrogacy Western Australia If you are an intended parent living in Western Australia or a surrogate [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Perth
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:45:01+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Perth Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Perth and practising across [...]
Surrogacy | Surrogate Mother, Process & Cost
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:46:53+11:00Are you needing, or wanting to be, a surrogate mother in Australia? Sarah Jefford was a [...]
Conception, Consent and Death
Sarah Jefford2024-07-16T14:26:12+10:00Conception, Consent and Death I've been thinking a lot about death lately. A few things have [...]
8 Tips to a Positive Surrogacy Journey
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:56:57+11:00Altruistic surrogacy is one of the most complex and amazing journeys you'll ever take, regardless of [...]
Gift Giving in Altruistic Surrogacy Arrangements
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:57:43+11:00Gift Giving in Surrogacy Arrangements One of the first questions asked by surrogates and intended parents, [...]
The Surrogacy Sisterhood
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:41:34+10:00The Surrogacy Sisterhood is so important to the surrogate's experience. Surrogates are like sisters. Surrogacy is [...]
Surrogacy Handbook
Sarah Jefford2024-06-29T15:01:35+10:00Thank you for signing up to receive the Australian Surrogacy Handbook. Click the image below to [...]
Gay Couples and Surrogacy in Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-07-19T15:56:21+10:00Are you a single man or gay couple and wanting to know your options for surrogacy? [...]
Money Talks, But What If We Don’t Like the Conversation?
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:44:33+11:00The cost of altruistic surrogacy often drowns out the conversation about how to make sure a [...]
Kids and Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:49:37+11:00Kids and surrogacy - complex problem or privileged experience? If you are new to surrogacy as [...]
Surrogate Partners: The Unsung Heroes
Sarah Jefford2024-07-19T15:32:11+10:00There's a few heroes in the story of surrogacy - but none more unassuming than the [...]
Books about Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T15:50:24+11:00Surrogacy stories are some of the best, most uplifting and lovely stories you will hear. The [...]
Planning a Surrogacy Birth
Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T14:22:20+10:00When planning a surrogacy, the team should think of the birth and how they will navigate [...]
Hospital Surrogacy Pregnancy and Birth
Sarah Jefford2024-09-25T13:32:46+10:00Hospital surrogacy birth and pregnancy care. There are such a low number of surrogacy births in [...]
The Importance of Surrogacy Birth Photography
Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:31:48+10:00Surrogacy Birth Photography Birth photography is an art form. You only need to search #birthphoto on [...]
Milk and Feeding Surrogacy Baby
Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:26:28+10:00Milk and Feeding Surrogacy Babies Most new parents have to grapple with learning how to feed [...]
The Surrogacy Fourth Trimester
Sarah Jefford2024-07-18T11:32:38+10:00Many people haven’t heard of the ‘fourth trimester,’ let alone when it applies in a surrogacy [...]
Registering a Surrogacy Birth
Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:30:03+10:00Registering a surrogacy birth Congratulations! The baby has arrived! Registering a surrogacy birth is the responsibility [...]
Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink
Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:28:23+10:00Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink Big questions for birth parents and intended parents - who is eligible for [...]
Surrogacy and Parental Leave
Sarah Jefford2024-11-24T14:48:08+11:00Surrogacy and parental leave. Are intended parents and surrogates entitled to paid parental leave? Is surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy Milestones & Celebrations
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:59:34+11:00Surrogacy Milestones and Celebrations When most people have a child, they celebrate milestones like a baby [...]
Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:00:51+11:00Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy Surrogacy can be all-consuming - for the intended parents, and the surrogate [...]
Egg Donation Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-10-30T15:54:09+11:00Egg donation in Australia is one of those topics that gets some interest on social media [...]
Sperm Donor or Dad – the case of Masson and Parsons
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:01:25+11:00Sperm Donor or Dad? If you are a single woman or in a same sex couple [...]
Joe Donor and the Consequences of Online Conception
Sarah Jefford2024-07-09T13:55:59+10:00Sperm donation options in Australia vary from friends and family, to online connections or clinic-recruited donors. [...]
Egg Donation: Seeing Yourself In Someone Else’s Child
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:02:24+11:00I became an egg donor after having my own children. My partner and I are parents-through-IVF; [...]
Donor Conception and the End of Anonymity
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:27:25+11:00I recently attended the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA)’s twilight seminar The Genie is out [...]
Feminism and Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2024-12-01T15:33:37+11:00Feminism and surrogacy. A core belief of any feminist, is that a woman has the right [...]
Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes
Sarah Jefford2024-07-20T15:47:04+10:00Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes Posthumous is strange word that means 'after [...]
Who Owns an Embryo?
Sarah Jefford2024-07-16T14:35:29+10:00Who owns an embryo? Is an embryo treated like a child in a parenting dispute? Or [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Queensland
Sarah Jefford2024-09-20T16:15:16+10:00Applying for a Parentage Order in Queensland After a baby is born through a Queensland surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Victoria
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T16:08:04+11:00Applying for a Substitute Parentage Order Victoria. Sarah is a surrogacy lawyer in Melbourne, practising across [...]
Surrogacy Parentage Order Western Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T22:45:21+10:00Applying for a Parentage Order Western Australia After a baby is born through a Western Australian [...]
Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – January 2020
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:16:26+11:00Looking for updates for all things surrogacy and fertility, in Australia and overseas? Consider this your [...]
Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – March 2020
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:16:33+11:00Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin - March 2020 Looking for updates for all things surrogacy and fertility, [...]
Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin – April 2021
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:16:53+11:00It's been awhile since I've done a surrogacy and fertility news bulletin. COVID has dominated our [...]
Lawyer’s Weekly Women in Law Awards 2019
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:34:49+11:00I am beyond proud and excited to be named as a finalist in the Lawyer's Weekly [...]
Innovator of the Year – Australian Law Awards Finalist
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:35:18+11:00I am proud as punch to be named as a finalist in the Australian Law Awards [...]
National Family Law Conference 2022: Surrogacy & Best Interests of the Child
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:05:44+11:00I was delighted to present at the National Family Law Conference in Adelaide in August 2022, [...]
Commercial Surrogacy in Australia: Seto and Poon
Sarah Jefford2024-11-24T14:53:55+11:00What happens when you engage in commercial surrogacy within Australia? A recent case in Sydney, referred [...]
When Rebel announced her new baby
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:04:47+11:00Did you hear? Rebel Wilson had a baby! Little Royce Lillian arrived via surrogacy, with Rebel [...]
Surrogacy Speed-Dating events across Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-11-24T14:34:49+11:00SURROGACY SPEED-DATING IS BACK! We are excited to be partnering across Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 1: Sarah Jefford
Sarah Jefford2024-12-04T16:56:32+11:00Sarah Jefford presents The Australian Surrogacy Podcast, sharing stories from intended parents and surrogates from around [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 2: gay dads Mike & Nate
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T16:12:09+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 2: Mike & Nate. In this episode, I had the pleasure of [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 3: Troy
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T16:17:24+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 3: Troy. In this episode, I interviewed my partner, Troy, about his [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 4: Bec
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:39:39+11:00In this episode, I speak with Bec, a gestational surrogate for a Canberra family, who gave [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 5: Rhiannon
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:39:11+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Epsiode 5: Rhiannon. Rhiannon's brother is lucky enough to have his own sister [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 6: Felicity (Part 1)
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:05:17+11:00This is Part 1 of my interview with Felicity, a parent through surrogacy in America. Felicity [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 6: Felicity (Part 2)
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:48:50+10:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 6 (Part2): Felicity. Felicity is an intended parent and pursued American surrogacy [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 7: Carla (Part 1)
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:54:11+10:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 7 Part1: Carla. This is a 2-part episode with Carla, an egg [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 7: Carla (Part 2)
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:20:58+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 7 (Part 2): Carla. Carla is an egg donor and then entered [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 8: Hayley
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:53:51+10:00The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 8: Hayley. Hayley was a gestational surrogate in Western Australia, and [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 9: Phillipa
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:55:00+10:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 9: Phillipa. Phillipa survived cervical cancer, and managed to create eggs from [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 10: Mike & Glenn
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:49:51+10:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 10: Mike and Glenn. Mike and Glenn are gay dads that pursued [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 11: Hillary
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:48:22+10:00Thinking about surrogacy Canada to grow your family? The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 11:Hillary. Hillary is a [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 13: Marnie
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:56:52+10:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 13: Marnie. Marnie is a cancer survivor and underwent a hysterectomy. She's [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 14: Henry & Lisa
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:20:36+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 14: Henry and Lisa Henry and Lisa suffered with infertility and turned [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 15: Sarah & Sheridon
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T08:57:45+10:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 15: Sarah Jefford & Sheridon Byrne. Sarah Jefford sat down and chatted [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 16: Brett & Stuart
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:20:17+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode16: Brett and Stuart Brett and Stuart pursued surrogacy in Canada and their [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 17: Sara from Canada
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T09:04:06+10:00The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 17: Sara is a surrogate in Canada, for Australian intended parents. [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 18: Amanda
Sarah Jefford2024-07-21T09:06:23+10:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 18: Amanda. Amanda was a traditional surrogate for her friends Dhusk and [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 19: Charmaine
Sarah Jefford2024-11-02T08:19:49+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 19: Charmaine. Charmaine was a gestational surrogate in Queensland, and birthed James [...]