Posthumous conception is when you conceive a child using someone’s egg or sperm after they have died.
Typically, posthumous conception can only occur where the deceased left written consent for their eggs and sperm to be used in this way. However, where the deceased left no consent, there have been successful cases of people going abroad for treatment.
We can provide in-depth advice on the legal considerations surrounding posthumous conception. For example, deceased fathers can (if the embryos were created with his sperm or with donor sperm before he died) be named on the child’s birth certificate within 42 days of the child’s birth but they will not be considered a legal parent for any other purpose.
If the mother is inseminated with sperm or the embryos were created after her partner’s death, he cannot be considered the legal father and his name cannot be put on the birth certificate.
We approach all cases with tact and sensitivity and our goal will always be to help you achieve the positive results you are looking for.