When it comes to making an application to the High Court to obtain your order to proceed with a surrogacy arrangement it is important to use an attorney who is honest, reputable and competent. Many attorneys have a high rate of High Court orders being dismissed, with financial and emotional repercussions for the client. I […]
Selling Surrogates In South Africa, it’s illegal to use a surrogate if you’re not domiciled in the country and without special permission from the High court. For many would-be-parents, it’s an arduous experience so they often enlist professionals to assist with the process. Now Carte Blanche investigates how one woman, forged court orders so she […]
How to Become a Surrogate Mother in South Africa You can become a surrogate mother if you have arranged to bear a child for another person/s, who will become the child’s parent/s in a pre-conception agreement. In South Africa, this arrangement must be supported by a legal agreement, the surrogate motherhood agreement. The First “official” […]
Surrogacy in South Africa In simple terms, surrogacy is an arrangement whereby a woman (the surrogate mother) volunteers to gestate a pregnancy for another person/s, who will become the child’s parent(s) after birth. In South Africa, this arrangement must be supported by a legal agreement which we call the surrogate motherhood agreement and thereafter, this […]
The simple formality of registering a name, available to single mothers, has not been available to single fathers. As the Makhanda High Court made a ground-breaking ruling, in this case, this week, Carte Blanche tracks what his fight signifies for single men with children born via surrogacy.
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