title: Re P. (Minors) (Wardship: Surrogacy), 12 March 1987.
abstract: The parties were the mother of twins conceived through artificial insemination and their natural father, who had furnished the sperm used in the insemination, agreeing to pay the mother a lump sum in order to adopt the children.  The mother refused to give up the children after their birth and sought custody of them.  The Court held that it had the power to override the agreement and ruled that the mother should receive custody of the children, who had been made wards of the court, but had continued to live with their mother.   It noted that the paramount concern was the welfare of the children, which would best be served by staying with their natural mother.
mesh_terms: D001519:Behavior; D002655:Child Custody; D002668:Child Rearing; D019049:Developed Countries; D005060:Europe; D007315:Insemination, Artificial; D007603:Jurisprudence; D012098:Reproduction; D012099:Reproductive Techniques; D013533:Gestational Carriers; D006113:United Kingdom
keywords: Artificial Insemination--legal aspects; Behavior; Child Custody--legal aspects; Child Rearing; Court Decision; Developed Countries; Europe; Northern Europe; Reproduction; Reproductive Technologies; Surrogate Mothers--legal aspects; United Kingdom