NZ Herald·4 min read·medium
Family Court grants adoption order, allowing couple to bring US
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Ric Stevens
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A same-sex couple living in the US was forced to adopt their own surrogate-born child to gain legal recognition in New Zealand. The case highlights outdated legislation that fails to account for modern international surrogacy arrangements.
Legislation is before Parliament to change the rules that children of international surrogacy arrangements must be adopted to establish parentage under New Zealand law. Photo / 123RF
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