Fifth Meeting of the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy
From 10 to 14 November 2025, the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fifth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, had over 45 registered delegates and other experts, representing 24 HCCH Members and three Observers, in addition to members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH.
Pursuant to its mandate, the WG continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new instrument on legal parentage generally, including legal parentage following an international surrogacy arrangement, and finalised its report for the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP).
The WG will present its Final Report on the Feasibility of a possible Convention on the Recognition of Judgments on Legal Parentage to CGAP in March 2026.
More information is available on the Parentage / Surrogacy Section of the HCCH website.