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At the time of writing Emily remains a US citizen, technically an immigrant in the UK and, in the eyes of English law, the offspring of Jennifer and her husband.

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All of this will hopefully be tidied up in due course by the Family Division of the High Court in London, which has the power to issue a parental order recognising us as Emily's parents and, thereby, recognising Emily as a British citizen.

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The process is expected to require two hearings; a directions took place in November 2017 and a substantive hearing is scheduled to take place in early 2018. We have prepared a bundle, guided by our UK lawyers, to facilitate the court's review of the process. The court is required to be satisfied that the requirements of section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008 are met, and that the granting of the parental order is in the best interests of Emily. We are representing ourselves in court, but have the option of being represented by our lawyers if we so chose.

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As part of the process the court has appointed a parental order reporter, from the agency CAFCASS, to prepare a report regarding our ability to meet Emily's welfare needs.

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