Once again, another surrogacy “agency” is accused of taking advantage of families struggling with infertility and defrauding them of thousands of dollars. Although surrogacy programs may refer to themselves as “agencies,” this designation is misleading. Unlike an adoption agency which ishighly regulated by the State Government, anyone who gets a business license can call themselves a “surrogacy agency.” […]
The Adoption and Children Act 2002 sought to address issues of contact in recognition of the fact children were much older at adoption than had previously been the case, and therefore were more likely to have established links to their birth families. Sections 26 and 27 of the Act place a duty on the court […]

