Assisted Reproductive Treatment - A Guide for Family Lawyers

Introduction

This webinar will consider the legal issues which may arise for families exploring assisted reproductive treatment.

It will explore the impact that different treatment methods might have on legal parenthood, and how that can affect families. It will consider the practical legal consequences of current trends, with reference to case studies, such as informal sperm donation outside of clinical settings and surrogacy - two issues with growing public awareness due to recent media coverage.

This webinar will equip practitioners to be confident in understanding the legal status of donor-conceived families and how this might affect their practice, even within the remit of broader, day-to-day family law.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• The identity of a child’s legal parent in the context of conception via assisted reproductive treatment(s)
• Navigating disputes over parenthood (Declarations of Parentage)
• Legal and practical issues involving amicable co-parenting, or cases involving a ‘known donor’
• Legal and practical issues involving the storage and use of gametes or embryos, including in the event of dispute, separation or death
• A brief practical guide to surrogacy, as distinct from other methods of ART

This pre-recorded webinar will be available to view from Thursday 7th August 2025

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