https://www.scmp.com/rss/322871/feed en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com The controversial topic of surrogacy hit the headlines again recently with the story of a Japanese millionaire who has fathered 13 children through Thai surrogate mothers.  The 28-year-old businessman was granted sole parental rights to the children by the Juvenile Court in Bangkok, because the mothers had signed away all rights to them and DNA tests proved that he was the biological father of all the children.  Bangkok court gives Japanese man who lived in Hong Kong custody of 13 children born... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/2138361/surrogacy-hong-kong-all-you-need-know-about-risks-and-legal?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/2138361/surrogacy-hong-kong-all-you-need-know-about-risks-and-legal?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 24 Mar 2018 06:47:41 +0000 Eleven years after the first proposals were made in the Law Reform Commission of Hong Kong’s “Child Custody and Access” report, we are still awaiting reform of the law relating to children. In November 2015, it was heartening to hear the chief justice - the city’s top judge - finally express full support for a Children’s Bill that would simplifiy, consolidate and clarify the myriad laws and outdated concepts relating to children in Hong Kong. There was a public consultation, which ended in March... https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1982525/why-hong-kong-child-custody-reform-faces-more-delay-despite?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/families/article/1982525/why-hong-kong-child-custody-reform-faces-more-delay-despite?utm_source=rss_feed Thu, 30 Jun 2016 00:00:15 +0000