Blog - Sarah Jefford Surrogacy Lawyer Australia

Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family and surrogacy lawyer.

Welcome to the Surrogacy and Donor Conception Blog, with posts about surrogacy, donor conception, laws, news items, and my personal experiences as a donor and surrogate. You can scroll through the blog, or search by category or keyword below

I have written a book, More Than Just a Baby: A Guide to Surrogacy for Intended Parents and Surrogates, which you can purchase in paperback or electronic versions.

You can also contact me and follow me on social media and make sure to listen to the Surrogacy Podcast, which shares stories from intended parents, surrogates and industry professionals.

Registering a Surrogacy Birth
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Registering a Surrogacy Birth

Birth and beyond, Birth registration, Blog, Hospital, Medicare and Centrelink, Parentage Order, Preparing for a surrogacy birth, Surrogacy, Surrogacy process

Registering a Surrogacy Birth

Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:30:03+10:00

Registering a surrogacy birth Congratulations! The baby has arrived! Registering a surrogacy birth is the responsibility [...]

Registering a Surrogacy BirthSarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:30:03+10:00

Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink
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Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink

Australia, Blog, Hospital, Medicare and Centrelink, Parentage Order, Preparing for a surrogacy birth, Surrogacy

Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink

Sarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:28:23+10:00

Surrogacy Medicare Centrelink Big questions for birth parents and intended parents - who is eligible for [...]

Surrogacy Medicare CentrelinkSarah Jefford2024-07-27T09:28:23+10:00

Surrogacy and Parental Leave
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Surrogacy and Parental Leave

Australia, Birth and beyond, Blog, Intended parent, Medicare and Centrelink, Preparing for a surrogacy birth, Resources, Surrogacy

Surrogacy and Parental Leave

Sarah Jefford2024-09-05T21:44:29+10:00

Surrogacy and parental leave. Are intended parents and surrogates entitled to paid parental leave? Is surrogacy [...]

Surrogacy and Parental LeaveSarah Jefford2024-09-05T21:44:29+10:00

Surrogacy Milestones & Celebrations
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Surrogacy Milestones & Celebrations

Altruistic surrogacy, Birth and beyond, Blog, Motherhood, Preparing for a surrogacy birth, Surrogate

Surrogacy Milestones & Celebrations

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:59:34+11:00

Surrogacy Milestones and Celebrations When most people have a child, they celebrate milestones like a baby [...]

Surrogacy Milestones & CelebrationsSarah Jefford2024-04-01T13:59:34+11:00

Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy
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Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy

Altruistic surrogacy, Birth and beyond, Blog, Counselling, Preparing for a surrogacy birth, Surrogacy, Surrogacy process, Surrogacy Sisterhood, Surrogate

Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:00:51+11:00

Finding Happiness Beyond Surrogacy Surrogacy can be all-consuming - for the intended parents, and the surrogate [...]

Finding Happiness Beyond SurrogacySarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:00:51+11:00

Egg Donation Australia
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Egg Donation Australia

Blog, Donor conception, Egg donation, Infertility, Sperm donor

Egg Donation Australia

Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T16:05:05+11:00

Egg donation in Australia is one of those topics that gets some interest on social media [...]

Egg Donation AustraliaSarah Jefford2024-03-29T16:05:05+11:00

Sperm Donor or Dad – the case of Masson and Parsons
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Sperm Donor or Dad – the case of Masson and Parsons

Blog, Donor Agreement, Donor conception, Egg donation, LGTQIA+, Sperm donor, Surrogacy laws, Written Agreements

Sperm Donor or Dad – the case of Masson and Parsons

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:01:25+11:00

Sperm Donor or Dad? If you are a single woman or in a same sex couple [...]

Sperm Donor or Dad – the case of Masson and ParsonsSarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:01:25+11:00

Joe Donor and the Consequences of Online Conception
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Joe Donor and the Consequences of Online Conception

Blog, Donor Agreement, Donor conception, Egg donation, Infertility, IVF, LGTQIA+, Sperm donor, Surrogacy laws, Victoria, Written Agreements

Joe Donor and the Consequences of Online Conception

Sarah Jefford2024-07-09T13:55:59+10:00

Sperm donation options in Australia vary from friends and family, to online connections or clinic-recruited donors. [...]

Joe Donor and the Consequences of Online ConceptionSarah Jefford2024-07-09T13:55:59+10:00

Egg Donation: Seeing Yourself In Someone Else’s Child
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Egg Donation: Seeing Yourself In Someone Else’s Child

Blog, Donor conception, Egg donation, Infertility, IVF, Motherhood, Parenthood

Egg Donation: Seeing Yourself In Someone Else’s Child

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:02:24+11:00

I became an egg donor after having my own children. My partner and I are parents-through-IVF; [...]

Egg Donation: Seeing Yourself In Someone Else’s ChildSarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:02:24+11:00

Donor Conception and the End of Anonymity
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Donor Conception and the End of Anonymity

Blog, Donor Agreement, Donor conception, Egg donation, LGTQIA+, Sperm donor

Donor Conception and the End of Anonymity

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:27:25+11:00

I recently attended the Victorian Assisted Reproductive Treatment Authority (VARTA)’s twilight seminar The Genie is out [...]

Donor Conception and the End of AnonymitySarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:27:25+11:00

Feminism and Surrogacy
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Feminism and Surrogacy

Altruistic surrogacy, Australia, Blog, Feminism

Feminism and Surrogacy

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:34:30+11:00

Feminism and surrogacy. A core belief of any feminist, is that a woman has the right [...]

Feminism and SurrogacySarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:34:30+11:00

Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes
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Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes

Blog, Grief and loss, Infertility, IVF, Victoria

Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes

Sarah Jefford2024-07-20T15:47:04+10:00

Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of Gametes Posthumous is strange word that means 'after [...]

Making a Baby After Death: Posthumous Use of GametesSarah Jefford2024-07-20T15:47:04+10:00

Who Owns an Embryo?
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Who Owns an Embryo?

Blog, Donor Agreement, Donor conception, Egg donation, IVF, Sperm donor, Surrogacy

Who Owns an Embryo?

Sarah Jefford2024-07-16T14:35:29+10:00

Who owns an embryo? Is an embryo treated like a child in a parenting dispute? Or [...]

Who Owns an Embryo?Sarah Jefford2024-07-16T14:35:29+10:00

Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – January 2020
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Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – January 2020

Blog, Law reform, News, Surrogacy

Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – January 2020

Sarah Jefford2023-07-01T10:53:19+10:00

Looking for updates for all things surrogacy and fertility, in Australia and overseas? Consider this your [...]

Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – January 2020Sarah Jefford2023-07-01T10:53:19+10:00

Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – March 2020
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Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – March 2020

Blog, Law reform, News, Surrogacy

Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – March 2020

Sarah Jefford2023-07-01T10:53:19+10:00

Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin - March 2020 Looking for updates for all things surrogacy and fertility, [...]

Surrogacy and Fertility Bulletin – March 2020Sarah Jefford2023-07-01T10:53:19+10:00

Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin – April 2021
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Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin – April 2021

Blog, Coronavirus, Gay dads, Law reform, News, Northern Territory, Surrogacy

Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin – April 2021

Sarah Jefford2023-07-01T10:53:19+10:00

It's been awhile since I've done a surrogacy and fertility news bulletin. COVID has dominated our [...]

Surrogacy & Fertility Bulletin – April 2021Sarah Jefford2023-07-01T10:53:19+10:00

Innovator of the Year – Australian Law Awards Finalist
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Innovator of the Year – Australian Law Awards Finalist

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Innovator of the Year – Australian Law Awards Finalist

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:35:18+11:00

I am proud as punch to be named as a finalist in the Australian Law Awards [...]

Innovator of the Year – Australian Law Awards FinalistSarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:35:18+11:00

Surrogacy Statistics 2021
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Surrogacy Statistics 2021

Altruistic surrogacy, Australia, Blog, Gestational surrogacy, Resources, Traditional surrogacy

Surrogacy Statistics 2021

Sarah Jefford2024-10-14T20:51:53+11:00

This article is about 2021 surrogacy statistics; if you are looking for more up-to-date 2021 and [...]

Surrogacy Statistics 2021Sarah Jefford2024-10-14T20:51:53+11:00

National Family Law Conference 2022: Surrogacy & Best Interests of the Child
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National Family Law Conference 2022: Surrogacy & Best Interests of the Child

Australia, Blog, Resources, Surrogacy

National Family Law Conference 2022: Surrogacy & Best Interests of the Child

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:05:44+11:00

I was delighted to present at the National Family Law Conference in Adelaide in August 2022, [...]

National Family Law Conference 2022: Surrogacy & Best Interests of the ChildSarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:05:44+11:00

Commercial Surrogacy in Australia: Seto and Poon
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Commercial Surrogacy in Australia: Seto and Poon

Australia, Blog, Commercial surrogacy, News, Surrogacy, Surrogacy laws, Surrogacy process

Commercial Surrogacy in Australia: Seto and Poon

Sarah Jefford2024-07-22T18:55:27+10:00

What happens when you engage in commercial surrogacy within Australia? A recent case in Sydney, referred [...]

Commercial Surrogacy in Australia: Seto and PoonSarah Jefford2024-07-22T18:55:27+10:00

When Rebel announced her new baby
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When Rebel announced her new baby

Altruistic surrogacy, Australia, Blog, Commercial surrogacy, International surrogacy, News

When Rebel announced her new baby

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:04:47+11:00

Did you hear? Rebel Wilson had a baby! Little Royce Lillian arrived via surrogacy, with Rebel [...]

When Rebel announced her new babySarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:04:47+11:00

Surrogacy Speed-Dating events across Australia
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Surrogacy Speed-Dating events across Australia

Blog, Events, Surrogacy, Victoria

Surrogacy Speed-Dating events across Australia

Sarah Jefford2024-09-28T08:23:57+10:00

SURROGACY SPEED-DATING IS BACK! We are excited to be partnering across Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Sydney [...]

Surrogacy Speed-Dating events across AustraliaSarah Jefford2024-09-28T08:23:57+10:00

The Surrogacy Sisterhood Day 2019
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The Surrogacy Sisterhood Day 2019

Altruistic surrogacy, Blog, I want to be a surrogate, Surrogacy, Surrogacy Sisterhood

The Surrogacy Sisterhood Day 2019

Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T16:17:50+10:00

Our Surrogacy Sisterhood Day was held on 1 June in Melbourne, running alongside the Surrogacy [...]

The Surrogacy Sisterhood Day 2019Sarah Jefford2024-07-23T16:17:50+10:00

Signing a Surrogacy Agreement
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Signing a Surrogacy Agreement

Altruistic surrogacy, Australia, Blog, Surrogacy process, Written Agreements

Signing a Surrogacy Agreement

Sarah Jefford2024-09-05T08:16:39+10:00

Signing a Surrogacy Agreement If you are preparing for signing a Surrogacy Agreement, you need to [...]

Signing a Surrogacy AgreementSarah Jefford2024-09-05T08:16:39+10:00

SEEDS conference in Florida
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SEEDS conference in Florida

Agency, America, Australia, Blog, Events, Surrogacy

SEEDS conference in Florida

Sarah Jefford2024-03-29T16:19:37+11:00

I was excited to travel (for hours upon hours) to Florida last week to attend and [...]

SEEDS conference in FloridaSarah Jefford2024-03-29T16:19:37+11:00

Crete: Another international surrogacy disaster
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Crete: Another international surrogacy disaster

Agency, Australia, Blog, International surrogacy, Law reform, News

Crete: Another international surrogacy disaster

Sarah Jefford2024-10-12T22:55:14+11:00

In August 2023, news of police raids and arrests in a Crete fertility clinic, which was [...]

Crete: Another international surrogacy disasterSarah Jefford2024-10-12T22:55:14+11:00

Western Australia Surrogacy Law Reform
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Western Australia Surrogacy Law Reform

Blog, Law reform, Western Australia

Western Australia Surrogacy Law Reform

Sarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:13:27+11:00

West Australians, particularly single and gay men, have long waited for the surrogacy laws to become [...]

Western Australia Surrogacy Law ReformSarah Jefford2024-04-01T14:13:27+11:00

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