Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family creation (surrogacy and donor conception) 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.
You can see details of the legal services I provide, including Australian and international surrogacy legal advice, parentage orders, donor agreements and co-parenting agreements.
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Expectations for Donor Agreements
Expectations for Donor Agreements When entering a donor agreement, [...]
Will the Surrogate Ask For Money?
Will the surrogate ask for money? If you are [...]
Surrogacy as Motherhood: The Inalienable Right to Choose
I recently spoke at the Melbourne Law School's Health [...]
Co-Parenting Arrangements
Co-Parenting Arrangements There are many ways to grow a [...]
Traditional Surrogacy: Is It Harder To Give Up Genetics?
Is it harder, to give up a genetics, as [...]
Parenting & Chronic Illness – Parenting Beyond Exhaustion
Parenting and Chronic Illness- Parenting Beyond the Exhaustion. This [...]
Coronavirus and Surrogacy
The original post was written in March 2020. It [...]
Are We All Equal?
Are we all created equal, when it comes to [...]
Surrogacy Information Sharing and Privacy
A surrogacy arrangement necessarily involves people sharing experiences with [...]
Uniform Surrogacy Laws? Yes please!
Uniform Surrogacy Laws? Yes please! The Council of Attorneys [...]
Surrogacy Lawyers! What are they good for?
Surrogacy Lawyers - huh, what are they good for? [...]
Will the Surrogate Keep the Baby?
One of the first questions asked by intended parents [...]
Victorian Surrogacy Regulations Update
Victorian Surrogacy Regulations Update If you know me at [...]
Surrogate Bodily Autonomy
Surrogate Bodily Autonomy. What exactly do we mean when [...]
Surrogacy and Social Media
Surrogacy and Social Media You might be surprised to [...]
Birth Certificates and Surrogacy: Recognition or Erasure?
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about birth certificates, [...]