News: Private Law & Step-Parent Adoptions

Ruth Cabeza in G & Anor v An Adoption Agency & Anor [2026] EWFC 29 – Important Guidance on the correct approach to applications made under s.42(6) of the Adoption and Children Act 2002 in Ex-Pat adoptions

Ruth Cabeza was instructed by Rayden Solicitors for the successful Applicants in G & Anor v An Adoption Agency & Anor [2026] EWFC 29; a case which sits at the intersection…

Ruth Cabeza joins the US Embassy for a round table discussion on children issues

Ruth Cabeza is delighted to be attending the US Embassy in London on 26 July 2024.

Ruth will be taking part in a round table discussion concerning children issues…

Ruth Cabeza and Hannah Windmill provide adoption and surrogacy training in London

Ruth Cabeza and Hannah Windmill recently visited the Birketts London office to deliver training to their Family Team on private adoption and surrogacy. Ruth and Hannah were joined by Sacha…

Ruth Cabeza and Mavis Amonoo-Acquah, instructed on a pro bono basis by Natalie Sutherland and Shaili Gohil-Desai at Burgess Mee, represented the First and Second Applicant in Re: Z (Surrogacy: Step-parent Adoption) [2024] EWFC 20 (30 January 2024)

This case is a groundbreaking case – the first of its kind in dealing with a contested application for a stepparent adoption order from a non-biological parent to secure legal…