Australian Family and Fertility Law
Episodes
195 episodes
How Onco-Fertility & Surrogacy Saved a Cancer Survivor’s Dream of Parenthood
A cancer diagnosis is life-altering, but it doesn't have to mean the end of the road for your dreams of starting a family. In this episode, Stephen Page explores the intersection of medicine...
Does IVF Cause Cancer? New Australian Research Findings
Does undergoing IVF increase a woman's risk of developing cancer? It is a question that has loomed over the fertility industry for decades. In this episode of the Australian Family and Fertility Law Podcast, Stephen Page shares vital new data f...
Don't Waive Your Rights! Understanding Legal Privilege in Family & Surrogacy Law
Legal professional privilege is a fundamental protection under Australian common law, yet it is frequently misunderstood or accidentally waived by clients. In this episode, Ella Leitch, a sol...
How Are Debts Divided in Divorce? Australian Property Settlement Explained
How are debts handled in an Australian property settlement? It's more complex than you think.Bruce Provan, Managing Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, breaks down...
Hague Surrogacy Convention Paused After 15 Years - What Went Wrong
After 15 years of negotiations, the Hague Conference has paused its international surrogacy convention project.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers wha...
Monash IVF Payouts: The Embryo Mix-Up Cases Explained
Monash IVF settled two embryo mix-up cases with multimillion-dollar payouts — and the details are devastating.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, exa...
One Sperm Donor, 550 Children: Why Australia Needs Urgent Regulation
One sperm donor. 550 children. All conceived through unregulated private donation.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, examines the shocking cases eme...
Ireland Surrogacy Update: New Laws, New Restrictions, New Hope
Ireland just changed its surrogacy laws — and it's complicated.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, breaks down Ireland's new Health Assisted Human Re...
Hugh Jackman Won't Sign a Pre-Nup — Here's Why That Matters
Hugh Jackman reportedly won't sign a pre-nup with Sutton Foster — and that's raising eyebrows over his $170 million fortune.Bruce Provan, Managing Director at Page Provan Family &...
Marching for Rainbow Families at Sydney Mardi Gras: A Gay Dad's Story
Marching in front of 250,000 people who support LGBTQ+ parenting — it never gets old.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, shares his experience marchi...
US Birthright Citizenship Challenge: What It Means for Australian Surrogacy Parents
The US Supreme Court just heard one of the most consequential cases for international surrogacy in decades — and it didn't go well for President Trump's executive order.Stephen Page, ...
WA Surrogacy Law Update: Nobody Knows When It Starts
Waiting for WA's new surrogacy and fertility laws to take effect? You're not alone—and here's the frustrating truth: nobody knows the exact timeline yet.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, provides a qui...
Pride is in the Air: When Pride Met Purpose
Sometimes a moment just hits differently.In this brief but heartfelt episode, Stephen Page shares a deeply personal reflection after speaking at the Growing Families Conference in Mel...
Does IVF Cause Cancer? New Australian Research Findings
Does undergoing IVF increase a woman's risk of developing cancer? It is a question that has loomed over the fertility industry for decades. In this episode of the Australian Family and Fertility Law Podcast,
Mexico Surrogacy Update: New Court Rulings Change Everything
Considering surrogacy in Mexico? Critical legal updates you can't afford to miss.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, breaks down two groundbreaking Mexican Supreme Court decisions that are reshapi...
Colombia Surrogacy Update: The Bill That Died
Colombia's latest attempt to restrict surrogacy for foreigners has failed, and that's big news for Australian intended parents. Here's what you need to know.Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, explains w...
High Net Worth Divorce: What You Need to Know
Separating with significant assets and superannuation? Bruce Provan, Managing Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, explains what makes high net worth family law cases different and what you should expect when dividing assets ...
Iran Surrogacy: Critical Warning for Australian Intended Parents
Planning surrogacy in Iran? This urgent update could change everything. Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, issues a critical warning about current conditions in Tehran that make surrogacy travel extremely risk...
Shocking Surrogacy Numbers: What Australia Isn't Telling You
What do the numbers really tell us about surrogacy in Australia? Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, reveals some eye-opening statistics from the Law Council of Australia's recent surrogacy conference that rais...
3 Countries You Should Never Use for Surrogacy
Which countries should you absolutely avoid for international surrogacy? Stephen Page, Director at Page Provan Family & Fertility Lawyers, breaks down Israel's groundbreaking "naughty list" approach to protecting intended parents and surrog...
Self-Represented Litigant in Family Court Australia: What You NEED to Know First
Thinking about representing yourself in family court but unsure where to start? In this episode of the Page Provan Australian Family and Fertility Law Podcast, Managing Director Bruce Provan breaks down everything you need to know about self-re...
Surrogacy Reform Wishlist: What Australia Needs to Change
For every child born through surrogacy in Australia, four are born overseas. And it's not because Australians want to leave—it's because our laws are forcing them out.Stephen Page of Page Provan Family and Fertility Lawyers has spent 15 ...
Can Children Born Through Surrogacy Have Secure Parentage Worldwide?
Somewhere right now, a child born through international surrogacy doesn't know who their legal parents are—and no international law exists to protect them. Here's why that matters.For over a decade, Stephen Page of Page Provan Family and...