Birth Certificates and Surrogacy: Recognition or Erasure?
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:21:54+11:00I’ve been thinking a lot lately about birth certificates, and donor conception and surrogacy, after attending [...]
Importing and Exporting Embryos
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:22:19+11:00Importing and Exporting Embryos and Gametes Many intended parents will have the help of an egg [...]
Do I need a Surrogacy Broker?
Sarah Jefford2025-01-07T13:19:18+11:00Do I need a surrogacy broker? Or a surrogacy consultant, or third party to be your [...]
Gestational Surrogacy in Australia
Sarah Jefford2024-11-24T17:35:51+11:00Gestational surrogacy, in which the surrogate is not the genetic mother of the baby she is [...]
Surrogacy Information for Healthcare Providers
Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T22:14:37+10:00Surrogacy Information for Healthcare Providers If you are an intended parent or future surrogate and need [...]
Supporting Your Surrogate and Family
Sarah Jefford2025-09-20T08:10:51+10:00Supporting Your Surrogate and Family Intended parents carry the pressure of wanting to be appreciative, supportive [...]
Care Package Ideas for Surrogates and Egg Donors
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:24:10+11:00Care Package Ideas for Surrogates and Egg Donors During a recent egg donation cycle, my lovely [...]
The 2024 Surrogacy Sisterhood Retreat
Sarah Jefford2025-08-24T12:54:29+10:00The Surrogacy Sisterhood Retreat returned in September 2024 in Tasmania! The Surrogacy Sisterhood welcomed Claudianna Blanco [...]
Single Parent Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T13:50:56+10:00Single Parent Surrogacy Are you a single intended parent considering surrogacy to grow your family? The [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Ipswich North Lakes
Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T16:04:14+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Ipswich, North Lakes and Brisbane. Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer Ipswich, North Lakes, [...]
Fertility Lawyer Melbourne
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:24:49+11:00Fertility Lawyer Melbourne Sarah Jefford is a fertility, surrogacy and family lawyer assisting people across Australia. [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Townsville
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:31:46+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Townsville Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer, assisting people in Townsville, across north Queensland [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Newcastle
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:32:12+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Newcastle Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Newcastle, across New South [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Port Macquarie
Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T16:04:28+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Port Macquarie Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Port Macquarie, across [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Bendigo
Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T16:04:55+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Bendigo Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Bendigo and across Victoria. [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Coffs Harbour
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:33:43+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Coffs Harbour Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Coffs Harbour, across [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Geelong
Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T16:05:14+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Geelong Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Geelong and across Victoria. [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Cairns
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:34:46+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Cairns Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer, assisting people in Cairns, across north Queensland [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Adelaide
Sarah Jefford2025-08-28T09:01:18+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Adelaide Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Adelaide and across Australia. [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Gold Coast
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:36:59+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Gold Coast Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer, assisting people on the Gold Coast [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Wollongong
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:37:17+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Wollongong Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Wollongong and across New [...]
Intended Parents Legal Advice
Sarah Jefford2025-08-19T14:13:56+10:00It is important for intended parents exploring surrogacy and donor conception in Australia and overseas to [...]
Surrogacy Arrangement Legal Advice
Sarah Jefford2025-08-19T14:15:22+10:00Surrogacy arrangement legal advice. Are you entering a surrogacy arrangement in Australia? Part of the process [...]
International Surrogacy Legal Advice for Australians
Sarah Jefford2025-08-21T18:54:38+10:00Many intended parents explore surrogacy in Australia and overseas. Each situation is different, and it is [...]
Parentage Order Applications
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:40:24+11:00If you are new to surrogacy, you can read about how to find a surrogate, or [...]
DIY Parentage Order: You Can Do It!
Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T13:41:01+11:00DIY Parentage Order - You Can Do It! Sarah is the only lawyer in Australia practising [...]
Donor Agreements
Sarah Jefford2024-07-01T11:17:08+10:00Donor Agreements involve an agreement between a donor and recipient parent/s that clarifies the relationships and [...]
Sperm Donor Agreement Legal Advice
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:45:34+11:00Sperm Donor Agreement Legal Advice Are you considering growing your family with the help of a [...]
Egg Donor Agreements
Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:27:10+11:00Egg Donor Agreements Are you considering growing your family with the help of an egg donor [...]
Hospital Resources for Surrogacy Births
Sarah Jefford2025-01-21T10:14:55+11:00Hospital Resources for Surrogacy Birth Sarah provides education and resources for hospitals and healthcare providers to [...]
One Year On: My Surrogacy Story
Sarah Jefford2025-09-20T08:04:20+10:00My Surrogacy Story: One Year On - January 2019 I wrote this reflection about my surrogacy [...]
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 in Australia
Sarah Jefford2025-08-23T10:28:58+10:00Surrogacy in 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 Jefford2025-07-14T16:06:58+10:00Do Surrogates Get Paid in Australia? Surrogacy is currently altruistic in Australia. This means that surrogates [...]
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 [...]
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 Jefford2025-02-25T12:43:19+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 Jefford2025-05-11T08:42:39+10:00People 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 Jefford2025-08-23T11:03:35+10:00Is Surrogacy legal in Australia? Altruistic surrogacy is legal across Australia. Commercial surrogacy, which involves payment [...]
Surrogacy in the ACT
Sarah Jefford2025-08-17T17:49:03+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 Jefford2025-08-28T09:01:44+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer Sydney Sarah Jefford OAM is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Sydney and across [...]
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 Jefford2025-08-23T11:09:25+10:00Are you thinking about pursuing surrogacy in Queensland? If you are an intended parent living in [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer in Brisbane
Sarah Jefford2025-08-23T11:36:52+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer in Brisbane Sarah Jefford is a surrogacy lawyer, assisting people in Brisbane and across [...]
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 in Victoria
Sarah Jefford2025-08-18T22:31:54+10:00Surrogacy in Victoria is an option for intended parents to grow their families. Surrogacy in Victoria [...]
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 in Melbourne
Sarah Jefford2025-08-28T08:50:25+10:00Surrogacy Lawyer in Melbourne Sarah Jefford OAM is a surrogacy lawyer assisting people in Melbourne and [...]
Parentage Order Applications
Sarah Jefford2025-05-17T18:15:30+10:00Parentage Order Applications After a baby is born through an Australian surrogacy arrangement, the intended parents [...]
Surrogacy in Melbourne
Sarah Jefford2025-09-10T16:21:09+10:00There is a thriving community of intended parents and surrogates considering surrogacy in Melbourne and surrounds, [...]
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 Jefford2025-08-12T19:26:45+10:00Surrogacy Western Australia If you are an intended parent living in Western Australia or a surrogate [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Perth
Sarah Jefford2025-08-26T07:54:38+10:00Surrogacy 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 [...]
Surrogacy for gay couples in Australia
Sarah Jefford2025-08-23T10:49:36+10:00Are you exploring options for surrogacy for gay men and single men? Surrogacy for gay men [...]
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 Jefford2025-02-14T16:03:26+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 Jefford2025-08-01T06:26:40+10:00Surrogacy 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 Jefford2025-08-16T17:17:21+10:00Hospital surrogacy birth and pregnancy care. There are such a low number of surrogacy births in [...]
The Importance of Surrogacy Birth Photography
Sarah Jefford2025-09-20T08:00:57+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 Jefford2025-09-20T08:02:45+10:00Many people haven’t heard of the ‘fourth trimester,’ let alone when it applies in a surrogacy [...]
Registering a Surrogacy Birth
Sarah Jefford2025-07-28T15:22:48+10:00Registering a surrogacy birth Congratulations! The baby has arrived! Registering a surrogacy birth is the responsibility [...]
Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink
Sarah Jefford2025-01-14T09:10:09+11:00Surrogacy 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 Jefford2025-09-20T08:14:10+10:00Surrogacy Milestones and Celebrations When most people have a child, they celebrate milestones like a baby [...]
Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2025-09-20T08:13:36+10:00Finding 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 Jefford2025-02-13T09:09:34+11:00Sperm 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 Jefford2025-02-24T09:41:17+11:00I recently attended the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA)’s twilight seminar The Genie is out [...]
Feminism and Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2025-08-18T22:02:05+10:00Feminism and surrogacy. Feminist beliefs include that a woman has the right to full bodily autonomy. [...]
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 [...]