Hi! I’m Sarah Jefford, an IVF Mum, egg donor, surrogate and family creation lawyer.
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Preparing for the Parentage Order
If you're expecting a baby through an Australian surrogacy [...]
Donor Agreements: Big Conversations
Donor Agreements: Big Conversations to prepare for a donor [...]
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 [...]
Medicare for surrogacy: law reform needed
If you have needed IVF, you will know that [...]
Surrogacy law reform in Australia.
If I had a magic wand and could change [...]
Surrogacy Information Sharing and Privacy
A surrogacy arrangement necessarily involves people sharing experiences with [...]
ACT Surrogacy Law Reform 2023
The ACT surrogacy laws are the oldest in Australia [...]
Surrogacy Lawyers! What are they good for?
Surrogacy Lawyers - huh, what are they good for? [...]
Surrogacy and the Media
Surrogacy and the media - what are the benefits [...]
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, [...]
Importing and Exporting Embryos
Importing and Exporting Embryos and Gametes Many intended parents [...]