New Zealand Man Granted Adoption of Surrogate Son

A New Zealand man has been granted permission to adopt a child born to a surrogate mother overseas, despite a judge’s concerns about potential misrepresentation regarding his marital status to a fertility clinic. Current legislation, established in 1955, requires all parents of surrogacy-born children to adopt their own kids, even if genetically linked. This has led some New Zealanders to pursue surrogacy in countries where it is illegal, such as Thailand. The case involved a man who engaged a Georgian company for IVF treatment for a surrogate from Uzbekistan.

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