The Rights of Transgender Parents in the Family Courts

Introduction

Since the introduction of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, transgender adults have been able to legally change their sex to their affirmed gender. However, the legal recognition of parenthood for transgender parents remains complex and often counter-intuitive.

This bite-sized webinar will explore how legal parenthood for transgender parents is determined and the court’s evolving approach to child arrangements between a child and their transgender parent.

What You Will Learn

This webinar will cover the following:

• How a person can change their legal gender and the effect on parenthood
• Legal parenthood for transgender parents
• The court’s changing attitude to child arrangements for transgender parents