Re D (A Child) [2014] EWHC 2121 (Fam)

Dispute following a commercial surrogacy arrangement that took place in the Republic of Georgia using eggs from a donor and the first respondent’s sperm. The surrogate mother played no part in the proceedings. Held that there was insufficient evidence to determine (a) whether the surrogate mother was married at the relevant time and therefore (b) the identity of the legal father. By consent the applicant and first respondent agreed a shared residence order with the child remaining a ward of court.