Adoption typically conjures an image of prospective adoptive parents going through a rigorous assessment before being approved by an adoption panel and matched with a child who needs a loving home. This is agency adoption, but there are other forms of adoption too....
Natalie Gamble was delighted to speak as part of an educational course for prospective LGBTQ+ parents put together by national fertility charity Fertility Network UK. Running online on Wednesday evenings in July and August 2024, this year’s six week course followed last summer’s similar and hugely popular programme.
Natalie has written an article published in The Review about an important recent case on step-parent adoption from the President of the High Court Family Division
The English High Court has made a non-biological mother through US surrogacy her son’s legal mother via adoption – rather than a parental order – in an important new UK court ruling.
Can I pursue surrogacy if I have no biological link with my child? Yes. Although some fertility clinics and surrogacy organisations say surrogacy without a biological link is not permitted in the UK, what they actually mean is that it is not possible for you to apply...
Parental responsibility and legal parenthood are legal terms which relate to the rights and responsibilities which parents and other adults have in relation to children. Both are possible at once but also individually without the other. Below, we look at the nuances...
To celebrate Pride, we look back at some of the UK’s major legal milestones for LGBT+ families over the past 15 years. It’s amazing to think that only 15 years ago LGBT partnerships, parenthood and non-cisgender identity were all completely invisible in the eyes of UK...
NGA Law is ten years old today! To celebrate our birthday, Natalie and Helen reflect on the last ten years. Our and NGA Law’s journey over the last ten years has been a real whirlwind. We have had some big moments, as well the less obvious but no less significant...
On 1 June 2003, the Convention on the Protection of Children and Co-operation in Respect of Intercountry Adoption (1993 Hague Convention) came into force in the UK. The purpose of the Convention is to regulate cross-border adoption. Signatory countries must have...
Step-parent adoption is a way of consolidating an existing relationship with a child and putting it onto a secure legal footing. There are various situations in which a step-parent or partner adoption might be appropriate, including if you are raising your partner’s...