Northern Territory Surrogacy Law Reform Update
Sarah Jefford2021-01-16T12:21:07+11:00The Northern Territory Government has promised to introduce new surrogacy legislation in the coming year. There [...]
Surrogacy Matching & Support Services
Sarah Jefford2020-12-09T16:46:59+11:00Are you thinking about signing up to a surrogacy support service such as Surrogacy Australia's Support [...]
Interstate Surrogacy and Travel Restrictions
Sarah Jefford2020-09-24T13:40:18+11:00Like many aspects of our lives, surrogacy arrangements have been impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and [...]
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Do I Qualify for Surrogacy in Australia? GalleryDo I Qualify for Surrogacy in Australia?
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Do I Qualify for Surrogacy in Australia?
Sarah Jefford2020-09-14T10:01:03+11:00Do I qualify for surrogacy in Australia? If you are new to surrogacy, you can read [...]
The Surrogacy Process in Australia
Sarah Jefford2020-12-17T21:07:28+11:00The Surrogacy Process in Australia is similar in all States, [...]
Surrogacy Laws in Australia
Sarah Jefford2020-11-05T16:13:52+11:00Surrogacy Laws Australia Surrogacy is legal across most of Australia. Surrogacy must be altruistic (unpaid). Commercial [...]
DIY Parentage Order: You Can Do It!
Sarah Jefford2020-09-18T22:16:10+11:00DIY Parentage Order - You Can Do It! Do you want to do your surrogacy Parentage [...]
So You Want to Be a Surrogate?
Sarah Jefford2020-11-06T10:50:51+11:00So you want to be a surrogate? You can have a free initial consult with Sarah [...]
Will the Surrogate Ask For Money?
Sarah Jefford2020-09-11T15:10:51+11:00Will the surrogate ask for money? If you are new to surrogacy, you can read about [...]
Surrogacy as Motherhood: The Inalienable Right to Choose
Sarah Jefford2020-09-15T23:06:22+11:00I recently spoke at the Melbourne Law School's Health Law and Ethics Network, on the subject [...]
Uniform Surrogacy Laws? Yes please!
Sarah Jefford2020-09-05T13:45:09+11:00Uniform Surrogacy Laws? Yes please! The Council of Attorneys General met in late 2019 in Adelaide [...]
Surrogacy Lawyers! What are they good for?
Sarah Jefford2020-08-22T00:46:12+11:00Surrogacy Lawyers - huh, what are they good for? If you answered 'absolutely nothing!' well... fair [...]
Preparing for the Parentage Order
Sarah Jefford2021-01-21T07:50:20+11:00If you're expecting a baby through an Australian surrogacy arrangement, you'll be keen to make sure [...]
Birth Certificates and Surrogacy: Recognition or Erasure?
Sarah Jefford2020-09-17T23:51:20+11:00I’ve been thinking a lot lately about birth certificates, and donor conception and surrogacy, after attending [...]
Surrogacy Australia
Sarah Jefford2020-12-28T12:47:27+11:00Surrogacy arrangements in Australia are regulated in each State, which means there are no uniform laws [...]
South Australia Surrogacy Law Reform Update
Sarah Jefford2020-11-15T13:28:04+11:00Surrogacy South Australia - Law Reform Update, September 2020 South Australia has reviewed its surrogacy laws [...]
When Surrogacy Isn’t Really Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2020-09-17T23:56:37+11:00The surrogacy laws and other laws surrounding children, adoption and parentage is complex. There are several [...]
Why Aren’t Surrogacy Agreements Enforceable?
Sarah Jefford2020-09-13T19:18:46+11:00Somewhere in the Top 10 Questions about Surrogacy is: Why aren’t surrogacy agreements enforceable? The answer [...]
Overseas Surrogacy
Sarah Jefford2020-11-26T20:44:53+11:00Do you need an Australian lawyer to assist you with your overseas surrogacy journey? The short [...]
Surrogate Age Limits
Sarah Jefford2020-09-13T19:21:24+11:00Surrogate Age Limits There are some surrogate age limits applied to surrogacy in Australia, and each [...]
Commercial Surrogacy and Parentage Orders
Sarah Jefford2020-09-11T15:04:11+11:00People entering into commercial surrogacy overseas are often anxious to know about returning home to Australia [...]
Applying for a Parentage Order
Sarah Jefford2020-11-06T21:45:25+11:00After a baby is born through an Australian surrogacy arrangement, a Parentage Order is required to [...]
Parenting Orders and Parentage Orders
Sarah Jefford2020-09-13T19:19:52+11:00Parentage Orders are made to transfer parentage from a surrogate and her partner, to the intended [...]
Surrogacy in the ACT
Sarah Jefford2020-09-12T22:40:20+11:00Surrogacy in the Australian Capital Territory is regulated by the Parentage Act 2004. If you are [...]
Surrogacy in New South Wales
Sarah Jefford2020-09-12T22:36:29+11:00Surrogacy in New South Wales is regulated by the Surrogacy Act 2010. If you are an [...]
Surrogacy in the Northern Territory
Sarah Jefford2021-01-16T12:18:26+11:00In the Northern Territory, surrogacy is neither legal or illegal. This is because there are no [...]
Surrogacy in Queensland
Sarah Jefford2020-09-14T21:39:14+11:00If you are an intended parent living in Queensland or a surrogate carrying for Queensland intended [...]
Surrogacy in South Australia
Sarah Jefford2020-12-02T20:25:57+11:00Surrogacy in South Australia. South Australia reviewed its surrogacy laws and now enacted the Surrogacy Act [...]
Surrogacy in Tasmania
Sarah Jefford2020-09-12T22:41:26+11:00If you are an intended parent living in Tasmania or a surrogate carrying for Tasmanian intended [...]
Surrogacy in Victoria
Sarah Jefford2020-11-06T14:54:32+11:00Surrogacy is legal in Victoria, and every State in Australia. Victorian surrogacy arrangements are regulated by [...]
Surrogacy Lawyer Melbourne
Sarah Jefford2020-09-14T18:30:10+11:00Surrogacy Lawyer Melbourne Sarah Jefford is a family and surrogacy lawyer in Melbourne, practising across Australia. [...]
Victorian Surrogacy Law Reform: We Made It Happen!
Sarah Jefford2020-09-13T20:29:18+11:00Since writing this post, some of the Recommendations have been implemented by the government and the [...]
Conception, Consent and Death
Sarah Jefford2020-09-07T22:50:08+11:00Conception, Consent and Death I've been thinking a lot about death lately. A few things have [...]
Gift Giving in Altruistic Surrogacy Arrangements
Sarah Jefford2020-09-14T11:52:54+11:00Gift Giving in Surrogacy Arrangements One of the first questions asked by surrogates and intended parents, [...]
Hospital Management of a Surrogacy Pregnancy and Birth
Sarah Jefford2021-01-21T07:53:01+11:00There are such a low number of surrogacy births in Australia each year (somewhere between 60 [...]
Sperm Donor or Dad – the case of Masson and Parsons
Sarah Jefford2020-09-12T23:52:55+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 Jefford2020-10-01T18:04:49+11:00Sperm donation options in Australia vary from friends and family, to online connections or clinic-recruited donors. [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 71: Ric
Sarah Jefford2020-08-31T22:13:53+11:00The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 71: Ric. Ric is a single man pursuing surrogacy in Western [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 72: Amber, Jake & Aaron
Sarah Jefford2020-09-04T19:19:50+11:00The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 72: Amber, Jake and Aaron. This team is a traditional surrogacy [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 78: Anne
Sarah Jefford2020-09-18T21:50:14+11:00The Australian Surrogacy Podcast Episode 78: Anne. Anne (not her real name) became a mother through [...]
The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 97: Katie
Sarah Jefford2020-10-05T10:11:08+11:00The Surrogacy Podcast Episode 97: Katie. Katie is a surrogate in New Zealand, who carried for [...]
