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Provided by Bethan Carr
Bethan is a senior associate in the Guildford family team. She advises on all areas of private family law, including divorce, financial remedy proceedings, private children disputes and cohabitation issues. She has a particular specialism in domestic and international surrogacy arrangements and frequently advises intended parents on their legal status and supports them in securing legal parenthood.
Bethan’s approach is to focus on finding a creative solution which works best for her clients’ individual situations.
Bethan was highly commended in the 2021 Lexis Nexis Family Law Awards, Family Law Young Solicitor of the Year category, and was nominated for Surrogacy Professional of the Year in the National Surrogacy Awards 2022.
Bethan studied Law at the University of Southampton and completed her training contract at a niche fertility law firm, qualifying in 2017. Bethan then worked at a national law firm dedicated entirely to family matters, before joining Penningtons Manches Cooper in March 2020.
Bethan is an active member of Resolution and currently sits on Resolution’s Children Committee.
Bethan has written about surrogacy for a number of publications, including The Times and Glamour magazine. She has also appeared on BBC 1’s The Big Questions for a debate on surrogacy, as well as speaking on BBC5 Live with Naga Munchetty about the need for reform in this area.
Who is my parent?, The Review - August 2022
Surrogacy law and the development of the ‘creative family court’, The Review – May 2021
How will family law develop over the next 50 years?, The Review – October 2019
We need surrogacy laws to represent reality, The Times – January 2019
Streamlining declarations of parentage, The Review – February 2018
Mitochondrial Donation in the United Kingdom, ABA The SciTech Lawyer – November 2016
Provided by Chambers
Bethan Carr is a senior associate who has a strong specialism handling surrogacy arrangements both in the UK and internationally. She also assists clients with a full range of other family law matters concerning divorce, cohabitation and child law.
Provided by Chambers
Bethan has a detailed knowledge of surrogacy law and such a warm personality. Her client care is exemplary and even in the worst case she is able to bring that sensitivity.
Bethan is very careful, considered and puts a lot of work into her cases.
Bethan has extremely good client-handling skills, and is sensible and realistic with the advice she gives.
Bethan has a detailed knowledge of surrogacy law and such a warm personality. Her client care is exemplary and even in the worst case she is able to bring that sensitivity.
Bethan is very careful, considered and puts a lot of work into her cases.
Bethan has extremely good client-handling skills, and is sensible and realistic with the advice she gives.
