Approved Judgment
This judgment was handed down remotely at 10.30am on 18th February 2022 by circulation to the parties or their representatives by e-mail and by release to the National Archives.MRS JUSTICE THEIS DBEThis judgment was delivered in private. The judge has given leave for this version of the judgment to be published. The anonymity of the children and members of their family must be strictly preserved. All persons, including representatives of the media, must ensure that this condition is strictly complied with. Failure to do so will be a contempt of court.
- Approved Judgment
- Introduction
- Relevant Background
- co-parents
- “Do you consent to embryos created before your death being transferred to your partner after your death, and to being registered as the legal parent of any child born from your partner’s treatment after your death (ie, posthumous birth registration)?
- or as co-parents’
- The Legal Framework
- The agreed fatherhood conditions
- (b) W has given the person responsible a notice stating that she consents to M being so treated,
- A notice under subsection (1)(a), (b) or (c) must be in writing and must be signed by the person giving it.
- Submissions
- Discussion and decision