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Parentage
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Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Why Parentage Matters When Setting Conditions for Return in CHIPS Cases
October 29, 2026 When parentage has not been established in a CHIPS case, courts face important legal limitations on setting conditions for return. Deanna Weiss examines those limitations and explains…
Conflict of Laws .net
AAPrIL online seminar: Margaret Casey KC on “The 21st century global family – How science, law and a Convention tried and failed to establish a long-term relationship”
The <a Australasian Association of Private International Law (AAPrIL) is hosting its 4th seminar for 2026. The seminar is fully online and free to attend. <a Margaret Casey KC will…
Family and Fertility Australia Blog
Australian Surrogacy Law Change: 3,000 Children’s Parentage at Risk
By Stephen Page
A change to Australia’s family law regulations threatens to remove an important layer of legal certainty for nearly 3,000 children born overseas through surrogacy. For their families, the issue is…
The Faculty Lounge
Report from the Eighth Nonmarriage Roundtable at Boston University School of Law
Today Boston University School of Law hosts the Eighth Annual Nonmarriage Roundtable, organized by Albertina Antognini (Loyola LA), Aníbal Rosario Lebrón (Rutgers), Cynthia Godsoe (Brooklyn), Kaipo Matsumura (Loyola LA), Linda…
Bill Madden's Blog
Medical: Surrogacy parentage order when two children born of different parentage.
By Bill Madden
BNJ & Anor v DZ & Anor [2026] QChC 13 (Link to AUSTLII). An unusual matter, where two children had been born in 2025 following a surrogacy arrangement, where one…
Family and Fertility Australia Blog
Surrogacy in South Africa: what Australians should know
By Stephen Page
South Africa might seem like an obvious overseas surrogacy destination for Australians. It has high-quality IVF services, costs can be lower than in some other international destinations, and Australia has…
Agricultural Law & Rural Practice | Solo Small Firm & General Practice Section
Legal Rights of Transgender Individuals and Families in Wisconsin
At The Law Center, S.C., we understand that these matters are not abstract legal questions. They are about whether your documents reflect who you are. They are about whether your…
Family and Fertility Australia Blog
WA surrogacy parents: register now for parentage orders
By Eman T.
Western Australians who have had a child through surrogacy, whether in Western Australia, elsewhere in Australia or overseas, may soon have an important opportunity to obtain legal recognition as parents.…
Family and Fertility Australia Blog
Who is a Parent By Stephen Page
By Stephen Page
The question sounds simple. Who is a parent? In law, it is anything but simple. Biology matters. Birth matters. Intention matters. Paperwork matters. State law matters. Federal law matters. Sometimes…
Conflict of Laws .net
Save the Date: 24/25 September 2026, International Filiation Law in the EU
On 24 and 25 September 2026, the international conference ‘International Filiation Law in the EU’ will take place at the University of Bonn (Germany). The conference will analyse the <a…