Modern Family

Family comes in many shapes and forms. At Parklane Plowden, we understand that modern families are created in a wide variety of ways — and that the legal journey involved can sometimes be complex, emotional and unexpected. Whether you are building a new family or navigating a relationship breakdown, our barristers are here to guide you with expertise, care and sensitivity.

We have extensive experience advising and representing clients across the full spectrum of modern family law, including:

• Surrogacy arrangements, both in the UK and overseas, including parental orders
• Donor conception, IVF and other assisted reproduction
• Adoption, both domestic and international
• Co-parenting arrangements and agreements
• Legal parenthood, parental responsibility and declarations of parentage
• Issues arising from errors at fertility clinics
• Cases with cross-border, immigration or citizenship dimensions
• LGBTQ+ matters, including same-sex marriage, civil partnership formation, divorce and dissolution
• Transgender children and parents, including Gender Recognition Certificates and birth certificate applications
• Cases involving the recognition of more than two legal parents
• Pre-nuptial, cohabitation and civil partnership agreements
• Financial remedies and children disputes

We know that no two families are alike, and we firmly believe that a one-size-fits-all approach simply doesn’t work in this area of law. Our barristers bring not only specialist legal knowledge but also a genuine commitment to championing diverse family structures. Several of our members are active in the LGBTQ+ community, and equality and inclusion are at the heart of everything we do.

Our team has been involved in landmark cases that have helped shape modern family law in England and Wales.

Examples here

Whether your matter is straightforward or raises novel and complex legal questions, you can count
on practical, clear advice and strong, committed representation.

To find out more about how we can help, please contact our clerks.