It’s taken three years (and you’d have to question why, exactly) for the Children and Family Relationships Act (CFRA) to be amended so that the change to the constitution in relationship to same-sex marriage could be recognised, and same-sex parents can at last register both their names on their child’s birth certifi cate and passport. The Act’s wording made it impossible for this to happen, leaving a lot of parents confused and disappointed.
However, there is still a lot of confusion in advance of the amendment. For instance, the amendment may provide for same-sex parents who become pregnant through the help of IVF clinics to both be named on their child’s birth certifi cate, but if they had a child, or will have a child in the future through home insemination, this will not be the case.
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