France’s top court rules that children born through surrogacy abroad must be recognised in France as the children of their intended parents, despite France’s domestic ban on surrogacy. The ruling addresses how legal parenthood should be established for children created through surrogacy arrangements carried out in other countries where the practice is permitted. In its decision, the court holds that the prohibition of surrogacy in France does not prevent French authorities from recognising the parent-child relationship established by the foreign surrogacy process. The decision means intended parents can obtain recognition of parentage in France for children born abroad through surrogacy, aligning French law with the child’s status rather than the illegality of surrogacy under French law. The sources report the ruling was issued on Friday by France’s highest court and focused specifically on recognition of parentage for children born as a result of foreign surrogacy arrangements.