After 15 years of work, the Hague Conference on Private International Law has paused its long-running project to create an international convention dealing with surrogacy and legal parentage. That is a significant development for anyone involved in cross-border surrogacy, assisted
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One Sperm Donor, 550 Children: Why Australia Needs Urgent Regulation
Private sperm donation is often marketed as simple, accessible and modern. In reality, it can create legal, ethical and deeply human problems on a staggering scale.
Two recent overseas stories show exactly what can happen when sperm donation is left…
Monash IVF Payouts: The Embryo Mix-Up Cases Explained
Two embryo mix-up cases involving Monash IVF have now reportedly ended with multimillion dollar payouts, bringing a legal close to some of the most distressing fertility treatment errors ever publicly reported in Australia.
These were not routine complaints. They were…
Ireland Surrogacy Update: New Laws, New Restrictions, New Hope
Ireland has finally taken a major step into the modern world of family creation.
With the passage of the Health Assisted Human Reproduction Act 2024, Irish citizens now have something that was missing for far too long: a legal…
Hugh Jackman Won’t Sign a Pre-Nup — Here’s Why That Matters
Hugh Jackman’s reported decision not to sign a pre-nuptial agreement with Sutton Foster has generated plenty of media attention, and for good reason. When a person has substantial wealth, children from an earlier relationship, and is entering a new relationship…
Marching for Rainbow Families at Sydney Mardi Gras: A Gay Dad’s Story
Some events stay with a person long after the music fades, the costumes are packed away, and the sore feet finally recover. For Stephen Page, marching in the Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras with his husband Mitchell and…
Australian Donor Registries: What Are the Lessons Learnt? Stephen Page Presents at Canadian Fertility Law Conference
Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers and Australia’s leading surrogacy lawyer, was honoured to present at the Fertility Law: Current and Emerging Issues conference at Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Toronto on 13 April…
US Birthright Citizenship Challenge: What It Means for Australian Surrogacy Parents
The US Supreme Court has just heard one of the most consequential cases for international surrogacy in decades—and if you’re an Australian intended parent pursuing surrogacy in the United States, this directly affects you.
Stephen Page, Director at Page…
WA Surrogacy Law Update: Nobody Knows When it Starts
If you’ve been waiting for Western Australia’s new surrogacy and fertility laws to take effect, you’re not alone—and the honest answer right now is: nobody knows exactly when they will.
In this short update, Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan…
Pride is in the Air: When Pride Met Purpose
Sometimes a moment lands in a way that feels more than coincidental. For Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers, that happened on a Sunday in March after speaking at the Growing Families Conference in Melbourne.…