Please find below the latest blogs which may be of help or assistance to our LGBTQ+ communities.
Angela Killa, Director in the Family Law team at JCP Solicitors in Carmarthen, gives advice to families and potential surrogates considering the surrogacy route. In the last 12 years, this area of family law has grown by 350%. So, if you are considering...
As we celebrate the inaugural Pride Caerffili on 24 June, here’s some expert advice on Wills and Lasting Powers of Attorney for civil partnered and cohabiting couples. Wills Many couples (whether in a mixed-sex or same-sex relationship) are...
The much-anticipated report on Surrogacy from The Law Commission was published on 29 March 2023. It has been 6 years in the making and the result of an in-depth consultation process. The report, also accompanied with a draft bill, proposes a number of...
Surrogacy has hit the headlines this week with Australian actress Rebel Wilson announcing that she has become a mother for the first time via surrogate. The comedic actress announced the birth of her child and shared an image of her daughter Royce Lilly,...
"My same-sex partner has a property portfolio and they want us to enter a civil partnership, partly to make sure I inherit so I can provide for our child. Isn’t a Will that names me the beneficiary enough?" If you both...
"I’m in an established relationship as a same-sex couple and we are keen to start a family. My sister has offered to be a surrogate and we’re delighted, but what do we need to know?" More people are turning to surrogacy every year to...
Angela Killa, Associate Solicitor from the Family Law team here at JCP, shines a light on the process of dissolving a Civil Partnership. "My partner and I have been in a Civil Partnership for five years but we have grown apart and have made...
"My partner has just proposed to me and we are very excited about our future together. We are in a same-sex relationship but we don’t know whether to get married or have a civil partnership. What’s the difference?" Firstly -...
"I am in the early stages of gender reassignment and most of my family and friends know about this. I want to change my name on my passport, driving licence and other official papers. How complicated is this?" Changing your name on official...
Growing numbers of people in Britain are transgender, and the legalities around the treatment of transgender people are increasingly being addressed in the legal sphere. Transitioning is a complex undertaking, physically, emotionally, and practically, and...
Olympian Tom Daley and his husband Dustin Lance Black made a romantic announcement on Valentine’s Day this year – revealing the news that they are expecting a child, presumably via a surrogate. Surrogacy is an increasingly common option, both...
