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Joanna Kay

Joanna Kay

6th August 2020

Surrogacy Payments and Altruistic Surrogacy

How much do surrogates get paid? Different countries have different surrogacy laws.  For example, in the UK, making a commercial surrogacy...
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Joanna Kay

4th August 2020

What is a parental order in surrogacy cases?

The surrogate is the legal mother until a parental order is made or the child is adopted.  Until that time...
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Joanna Kay

30th July 2020

Surrogacy – what you need to be aware of before entering a surrogacy agreement

For any couple considering having a child through surrogacy (‘intended parents’) there are some very significant elements both legal and...
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how to get out of an emotionally abusive relationship

Joanna Kay

12th June 2020

How to leave an emotionally abusive relationship

Ending a relationship is never easy, particularly when the relationship has been characterised by emotional abuse. Perpetrators of emotional abuse...
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why do people stay in abusive relationships when experiencing verbal and emotional abuse

Joanna Kay

31st March 2020

Protecting yourself from domestic abuse during COVID-19

This difficult and unprecedented time is worrying and scary for all of us. For victims of domestic abuse, the consequences...
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