Surrogacy, child’s welfare, and public policy in adoption applications

• Main Author: TAN, Seow Hon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2019
• Subjects: Asian Studies; Law and Society; Legal Ethics and Professional Responsibility
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/2936; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/4894/viewcontent/SJLS_Mar_19_263.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

This case note discusses the Singapore High Court case of UKM, in which an order was granted to a gay man to adopt his biological son conceived through a gestational surrogacy arrangement in the United States. In particular, the High Court’s assessment of the welfare of the child and of public polic...