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Pauline Troy Barrister I am a family law barrister based in Brighton. Areas of expertise include surrogacy, fertility law, adoption and donor conceived children.

I specialise in children's law and have a particular interest in modern families created through surrogacy, donor insemination or adoption within the LGBTQ+ community. Pauline Troy has over 36 years experience representing all parties in disputes relating to children with a particular interest in modern families and LGBTQ+ parenting. As a direct public access barrister and former solicitor Pauline offers the best of both worlds in terms of legal advice and assistance or representation in court. In appropriate cases, Pauline can offer assistance throughout and if not, recommend experienced solicitors who are able to assist, including providing out of court solutions to disputes. Pauline is a member of Resolution, and adheres to the Code of Conduct to take a solution focussed approach to all issues.

If you are interested in the law relating to surrogacy and want to better understand the issues, check out my blog on my...
28/08/2026

If you are interested in the law relating to surrogacy and want to better understand the issues, check out my blog on my website for information arising out of a number of cases decided in the past year by judges sitting in the High Court or above. If you are thinking about entering into a surrogacy arrangement to start a family it is really important to get specialist legal advice before you start this process to avoid heartache further down the line. This is a link to a summary of a recent case where a couple split up during the surrogacy process

Creating a family through surrogacy or any alternative method open to same s*x couples is extremely stressful for all the adults involved. Relationships can be put under intense pressure and for some couples the strain simply becomes too much. In 2025, the Family Court dealt with a case where the in...

A case that I worked on since last year involving the abduction of a child by his father has been reported both as a fac...
01/07/2026

A case that I worked on since last year involving the abduction of a child by his father has been reported both as a fact finding judgment and a welfare decision earlier this year. I represented the child and the Court made serious findings against the father, including editing/falsifying evidence that he presented to the Court. The case illustrates that abducting a child is not only a criminal offence but also extremely harmful to the child who is deprived of a relationship with the other parent. Here is a link for those that are interested

In A Mother v A Father (Fact Finding: Abduction) [2025] EWFC 518 (B), the Court made a number of findings against the Father including that he took the child to the second Hague Convention country with a plan to keep him there which he then acted out and that, prior to going, her set about deliberat...

I am pleased to announce that I have now qualified as an arbitrator in children's disputes https://www.linkedin.com/feed...
18/05/2026

I am pleased to announce that I have now qualified as an arbitrator in children's disputes https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7462132724036861952
Arbitration is an alternative route available to parents who have a problem reaching their own agreements for their children but do not want to get caught up in the delays in the Family Court system that can take years to resolve. Arbitration is an alternative dispute resolution model that is quick, binding and confidential and enables parents to move on quickly once a decision (called a determination) is made.
Arbitration is available to families where there are no safeguarding issues and both parents consent to arbitrate. The arbitrator can resolve the full spectrum of disputes between separated parents but it is particularly effective in relation to discrete issues such as a change of school that offend needs a quick resolution due to application deadlines.
If you are interested in this option and want more information please email my clerks at [email protected]

Pauline Troy qualifies as a children’s disputes arbitrator. We are delighted to announce that Pauline Troy has now qualified under the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators, enabling her to accept instructions in children’s disputes arbitration. Pauline brings extensive experience as both a barrist...

22/12/2025

Here is my latest blog post about a case that was published a few days ago in the High Court.

This is the question that arose in the High Court in the case of FZ v MZ-[2025] EWHC 3338 (Fam) https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Fam/2025/3338.html which is a judgment that was handed down by Mrs Justice Lieven on 18 December 2025. The short answer to the question is 'no' primarily because of th...

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