Overview

This book considers the ‘family’ in Irish society guiding practitioners who are assisting clients to put legal shape on their alternatively formed family to include an in-depth analysis of the law surrounding surrogacy, adoption, fostering and Assisted Human Re-production. This title looks at the background to the laws, the historical development, where we are now, the urgent challenges and the future. It considers the enormous challenges presented by the Adoption Act 2010 for prospective adopting couples and recent judgments in the Superior Courts in Ireland. This title assists people in advising on all of the alternative means of forming a family, if family formation through natural conception and child birth is not an option, a situation faced by more and more people in society. It is envisaged that the thorny issue of legislating for surrogacy will be addressed in the currency of the current Dail. This book looks at an entirely different topic and concept to the previous titles in this area, many which are out of date and some deal with family separation. This deals with the starting of families, not the fallout from the breakdown of such relationships.

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Author:   Nuala Jackson (Senior Counsel, Ireland) ,  Sarah Murray (Irish Medical Council, Ireland)
Publisher:   Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:   Bloomsbury Professional
ISBN:  

9781526522443

ISBN 10:   1526522446
Pages:   560
Publication Date:   16 October 2025
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Foreword Preface Introduction Table of Cases Alternative Family Formation 1. Introduction: What is a ‘family’? Historical overview and cultural disparities 2. Legal protections for families – ECHR and Irish Constitution 3. Alternative family formation overview 4. Assisted Human Re-production in Ireland 4a. Donor Assisted Human Re-production in Ireland 4b. Seeking assisted human reproduction abroad 5. Surrogacy (a) altruistic/commercial (b) domestic/international (c) The legal position and options for the non-genetic, de facto parent (c) Surrogacy without genetic link to the child by either commissioning parent; 6. Adoption – family formation (a) By relatives; (b) Domestic (C) international 6a. Adoption – the left behind family - Issues of identity and tracing - Open adoption 7. Fostering (a) The legal rights and entitlement of foster parents; (b) Forming a legal family with foster children; (c) Adoption of fostered children 8. Family formation and LGBT couples 9. The Single Parent 10. State support for alternative families 11. What does the future hold? (a) The law keeping pace with science; (b) The law keeping pace with society. 10. Precedents

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Nuala Jackson is a senior counsel specialising in matrimonial and child law, together with education law, pension law and probate. She commenced legal practice in 1989 and holds a primary degree from Trinity College Dublin (First Class Honours) and a Master of Laws degree from Cambridge University (First Class Honours). She holds a Master of Laws (Canon Law) Degree at Cardiff University (Distinction) and an Advanced Diploma in Medical Law at the King’s Inns Law School. Sarah Murray is a Case Officer in the Professional Standards Department of the Irish Medical Council and previously held posts in IVF Couriers. She holds an MSc in Healthcare Ethics and Law from the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, BA in Jurisprudence from the University of Oxford, a Certificate in the History of Medicine from the University of Oxford and a Diploma in Criminology and Criminal Psychology (Medical).

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