13. Who is recognised as the legal parent(s) of a child born following surrogacy?
a. surrogate mother Yes. The surrogate mother. Under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 the woman who carries and gives birth to the child is recognised as the child’s legal mother in all cases.
If the surrogate has a spouse or civil partner that person will be recognised as the legal father/second parent unless they are judicially separated or that person did not consent to the procedure.
b. oocyte donor
c. sperm donor
d. intended mother
e. intended father
14. Do mechanisms exist to transfer parentage from the surrogate mother to the intended parent(s) (e.g. adoption procedures)? Yes. Under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, a Court can grant a Parental Order that transfers legal parentage from the surrogate mother (and her spouse/ partner if she has one) to the persons that commissioned the surrogacy provide the criteria in the Act are satisfied.
15. Is the existence of a genetic link required for establishing paternity/maternity? Yes. One of the criteria for granting a Parental Order is that the gametes of at least one of the intended parents should have been used to bring about the creation of the child.
16. Are the other parties involved mentioned in the birth certificate or other official document connected to the birth? Where gamete donation has taken place in a licenced clinic, the donors cannot be the legal parents. The intended parents are named on the parental order. If the surrogate is single, the intended father, if he supplied the sperm, can be named on the birth certificate.
a. surrogate mother
b. oocyte donor No
c. sperm donor No
d. intended mother
e. intended father
17. Are foreign birth certificates in surrogacy cases registered in your country No