Tahmina Rahman, in this case analysis for LexisNexis, considers the unusual predicament that faced a couple who sought to be recognised as the parents of two children after an unlawful foreign surrogacy. This decision brought into sharp focus the legal and ethical dilemmas that arise when intended parents embark on illegal surrogacy arrangements in a foreign country. A significant feature in this case was also that the applicants were in their sixties and had not given sufficient consideration to the impact on the children of their age. Ultimately the only orders that were appropriate in the circumstances were adoption orders which were granted by the court.

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