https://www.hcch.net/?act=events.rss News | Tag: parentagesurrogacy Sat, 18 Apr 2026 09:07:59 GMT 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.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1118 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1118 Fri, 28 Nov 2025 14:37:00 GMT From 7 to 11 April 2025, the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fourth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 41 delegates and other experts, representing 25 HCCH Members and three Observers, as well as by 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 resulting from an international surrogacy agreement. The Working Group will hold at least one further meeting, in November 2025, following which it.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1063 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1063 Fri, 11 Apr 2025 15:03:00 GMT From 4 to 8 November 2024, the Working Group (WG) on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the third time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 47 delegates and other experts, representing 25 HCCH Members and three Observers, as well as by 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 resulting from an international surrogacy agreement. The WG will present a report on the progress of its work to the Council on General Affairs and.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1023 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=1023 Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:42:00 GMT From 8 to 12 April 2024, the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the second time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 46 delegates and other participants, representing 27 HCCH Members and three Observers, as well as by members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group continued its consideration of draft provisions for one new instrument on legal parentage generally, including legal parentage resulting from an international surrogacy agreement. The Working Group will hold two further meetings, in late 2024 and in early 2025. The.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=972 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=972 Fri, 19 Apr 2024 14:55:00 GMT From 13 to 17 November 2023, the Working Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the first time. The meeting was held in person, with the possibility for online participation. It was attended by 54 participants in total. The participants represented 49 delegates from 30 Members and five participants from three Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting.  Pursuant to its mandate, the Working Group commenced its consideration of draft provisions for one new instrument on legal parentage generally, including legal parentage resulting from.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=949 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=949 Fri, 24 Nov 2023 08:04:00 GMT From 17 to 21 October 2022, the HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the twelfth time. The meeting, held in hybrid format, was attended by 34 experts in total, of which 15 attended in person. The experts represented 23 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and two Observers. Several staff members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH also attended the meeting. The Group discussed the content of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting, in which the Group will present.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=878 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=878 Tue, 25 Oct 2022 07:24:00 GMT From 28 March to 1 April 2022, the HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the eleventh time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 30 experts representing 20 Member States, one Member Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group discussed the content of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting, in which the Group will present its assessment of the feasibility of one or more private international.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=855 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=855 Tue, 05 Apr 2022 11:04:00 GMT From 15 to 19 November 2021, the HCCH Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the tenth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 38 experts representing 23 Member States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Group discussed the form, structure and focus of the final report that is to be presented to the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) at its 2023 meeting. The Group also continued its discussions on the.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=834 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=834 Mon, 22 Nov 2021 13:29:00 GMT From 5 to 9 July 2021, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the ninth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 33 Experts representing 22 Member States, one Regional Economic Integration Organisation and three Observers, as well as members of the Permanent Bureau of the HCCH. The Experts’ Group discussed the scope of the possible draft Convention on legal parentage (draft Convention) and the scope of the possible draft Protocol on legal parentage established as a result of an (international) surrogacy arrangement (draft Protocol). The Group.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=808 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=808 Fri, 09 Jul 2021 14:46:00 GMT From 15 to 17 February 2021, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the eighth time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 29 Experts representing 22 Member States and one Regional Economic Integration Organisation, two Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Experts’ Group discussed what the focus of its work should be at its next meeting(s) in order to prepare its final report to CGAP on the feasibility of a possible future general private international.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=790 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=790 Fri, 19 Feb 2021 10:53:00 GMT From 12 to 16 October 2020, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the seventh time. The meeting was held via videoconference and was attended by 36 Experts, representing 22 States, 3 Observers, and members of the Permanent Bureau. The Group, whose work continuation was endorsed by the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP) in 2020, is focusing on developing possible provisions for a general private international law instrument on the recognition of foreign judicial decisions on legal parentage (the Convention) and a separate protocol on the recognition of.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=755 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=755 Mon, 19 Oct 2020 12:01:00 GMT From 29 October to 1 November 2019, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the sixth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 22 Experts from different States, three observers and members of the Permanent Bureau.  The mandate of the Group is “to explore the feasibility of advancing work (…) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements”. In keeping with the request of the 2019 meeting of the Council on General Affairs and Policy (CGAP), the Group.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=705 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=705 Wed, 06 Nov 2019 08:41:00 GMT From 29 January to 1 February 2019, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fifth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 Experts from different States, three observers and members of the Permanent Bureau. The mandate of the Group is “to explore the feasibility of advancing work (…) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements”. In keeping with the request of the 2018 meeting of.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=655 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=655 Fri, 08 Feb 2019 16:17:00 GMT From 25 to 28 September 2018, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met for the fourth time in The Hague. The meeting was attended by 21 experts from different States, one observer and members of the Permanent Bureau.  The Group’s mandate is “to explore the feasibility of advancing work (…) on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements”. In keeping with the 2018 request of the Council on General Affairs and Policy, the meeting focused on legal parentage.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=641 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=641 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:25:00 GMT From 15 to 18 February 2016, the Experts’ Group on Parentage / Surrogacy met in The Hague. The Group was attended by 21 experts, 3 observers and members of the Permanent Bureau. The experts represented 21 States from all regions, including some States of origin as well as some receiving States in relation to international surrogacy arrangements (ISAs). The mandate of the Group is to explore the feasibility of advancing work on the private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from ISAs. The Group was asked to first consider the private.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=470 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=470 Thu, 25 Feb 2016 16:27:00 GMT Have your say: a call for responses to Questionnaires Nos 3 and 4 on Parentage / Surrogacy The Permanent Bureau of the Hague Conference on Private International Law has recently published the third and fourth online Questionnaires on the "private international law issues surrounding the status of children, including issues arising from international surrogacy arrangements". These Questionnaires are addressed to Health Professionals (No 3) and Surrogacy Agencies (No 4). The Permanent Bureau is seeking responses to these Questionnaires from: Health Professionals.. https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=329 https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=329 Fri, 11 Oct 2013 15:01:00 GMT