Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family creation (surrogacy and donor conception) lawyer.
Welcome to the Blog, with articles about all things surrogacy and donor conception, news and lawyer reform. 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.
You can 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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International Surrogacy Arrangements
International Surrogacy Arrangements Are you considering surrogacy options overseas? [...]
Why Aren’t Surrogacy Agreements Enforceable?
Somewhere in the Top 10 Questions about Surrogacy is: [...]
Surrogate Age Limits
Surrogate Age Limits There are some surrogate age limits [...]
Commercial Surrogacy and Parentage Orders
People entering into commercial surrogacy overseas are often anxious [...]
Applying for a Parentage Order
After a baby is born through an Australian surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy Contracts – why aren’t they enforceable?
Why are surrogacy agreements not like contracts? A surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy in the ACT
Surrogacy ACT is regulated by the Parentage Act 2004, [...]
Surrogacy New South Wales
Surrogacy New South Wales is regulated by the Surrogacy [...]
Northern Territory Surrogacy Laws
Surrogacy laws were enacted in the Northern Territory in [...]
Surrogacy in Queensland
Are you thinking about surrogacy in Queensland? If you [...]
Surrogacy in South Australia
Surrogacy in South Australia. South Australia reviewed its surrogacy [...]
Surrogacy in Tasmania
Surrogacy in Tasmania is regulated by the Surrogacy Act [...]
Surrogacy Victoria
Surrogacy Victoria Surrogacy is legal in Victoria and across [...]
Surrogacy Western Australia
Surrogacy Western Australia If you are an intended parent [...]
Conception, Consent and Death
Conception, Consent and Death I've been thinking a lot [...]
8 Tips to a Positive Surrogacy Journey
Altruistic surrogacy is one of the most complex and [...]