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Parental Order process
without the stress.

Legal parenthood, minus the legal bills. Every form guided, your court bundle built, deadlines tracked.

You have 6 months from birth to file for a Parental Order.
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Free to explore · No account or card needed · Built by SOL Surrogacy — we guide families through this journey.

UK-based team, specialist in international surrogacy
Covers C51 (application), C52 (surrogate's consent) and A101A (supporting form) — plus the full court bundle
AI by Anthropic Claude, calibrated for Parental Orders
Your deadline

When is your filing deadline?

You have exactly 6 months from your baby’s birth to file for a Parental Order. Baby not born yet? Use your due date for a projected deadline — and a head start.

The reality

Doing this alone costs more than you think

The Parental Order process is designed for lawyers. The forms are dense. The documents are many. The deadline is absolute. And you're navigating it in the hardest, most sleep-deprived months of your life.

Time you don't have
You're a new parent. Every hour spent deciphering legal language or second-guessing a form field is an hour you don't get back.
Stakes you can't get wrong
Miss the 6-month deadline and a Parental Order is no longer an option. Get a form wrong and the court returns the application. There's no informal correction process.
A process built for solicitors
The HMCTS forms assume legal literacy. The court bundle requires precise formatting, certified translations, and notarised documents — with no checklist provided.
Specialist solicitors typically charge £6,000–£12,000
PO Navigator is built to solve all three — with structure that removes confusion, AI that removes the waiting, and a deadline tracker that removes the risk of losing track.
Your 6-month window — every step mapped

The full journey, start to finish. Right now you only need to think about the first step — we'll surface each stage as it becomes relevant.

01
Birth
Day 0 · clock starts
02
C51 drafted
Start immediately
03
C52 + A101A
From week 6
04
Bundle built
Months 1–5
05
Filed at court
Before month 6
06
CAFCASS report
Visit, then report · mo 7–10
07
Final hearing
Final bundle filed first · mo 10–15
08
Parental Order
Granted at the hearing
Getting started

From zero to clarity in minutes

01
Create your account
Two minutes — name, email, password. Your account is active immediately. No application, no waiting.
02
Tell us your stage
A 20-second setup personalises everything — your timeline, next steps, and deadline tracking.
03
Follow the structure
Open any form, see every field explained. No guessing, no re-reading the same sentence four times.
04
Get answers instantly
Use Instant Answer for AI responses at any hour. Ask the SOL team for anything nuanced. Your solicitor for anything legal.
The product

Every form field — explained in context

Open any HMCTS form and every field comes with a plain-English annotation explaining what's being asked, why it matters, and what a correct answer looks like for international surrogacy. Plus AI answers and SOL team support alongside.

ponav.app · C51 — Parental Order Application
Journey
C51 Form
C52 Form
A101A Form
e-Bundle
My Questions
Filing deadline
142 days
File by 15 December 2026
C51 — Parental Order Application
38% complete · Section 2 of 7 · The Applicants
Full name of first applicant
James Alexander Thompson
Date of birth
14 March 1985
Current occupation
e.g. Marketing Manager
Home address
—
Field guide
Current occupation
Enter your job title as it appears on official documents. The court uses this for background checks. For international surrogacy, your employment status and income help establish the financial stability required for s.54.
If self-employed, use your Companies House registered title
Instant Answer
Interactive form guidance · Annotated field explanations · Instant AI answers · Deadline counter always visible
The finished article

What a court-ready bundle looks like

An excerpt from a completed example — the fictional Thornton family's bundle. Every paragraph is doing legal work; the notes show what the court reads into each one.

In the Family Court
In the matter of Sofia Alejandra Thornton, born 12 March 2024
First statement of Emma Claire Thornton
Introduction

1.Our child, Sofia Alejandra Thornton, was born on 12 March 2024 in Bogotá, Colombia, as a result of a gestational surrogacy arrangement with our surrogate, Valentina Reyes Gutiérrez. Valentina carried Sofia and brought her safely into the world. James and I will be forever grateful to her for the extraordinary gift she has given us, and we hold her in the highest regard.

2.I am making this application alongside my husband, James Alexander Thornton, for a parental order in respect of Sofia pursuant to section 54 of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008, so that we may both be legally recognised as Sofia's parents…

¶ 1One warm sentence doing quiet legal work — it names the child, the birth and the surrogate: the facts s.54(1) turns on.
¶ 2Who is applying, and under which section — the judge is oriented in ten seconds.
№Every paragraph is numbered so CAFCASS and the court can cross-reference your exhibits — the Hub handles the numbering for you.
39 numbered paragraphs · 11 exhibits · s.54 compliance table — assembled in the e-Bundle Hub
Powered by Anthropic Claude

Instant Answer

Most of the time you spend on this process is reading, re-reading, and second-guessing. Instant Answer eliminates that.

It knows which form you're on, which field you're asking about, and the international surrogacy context of your situation. Not a generic chatbot — a specialist tool built for the Parental Order process, available at any hour.

Responds in seconds Parental Order–calibrated Consent-gated, private Available 24/7

AI-generated guidance only — not legal advice. Powered by Anthropic Claude under their privacy policy. The SOL team's human support is available alongside AI for anything more nuanced.

Your question — 11pm, Sunday
"What counts as a reasonable expense for our surrogate? We're worried about the financial disclosure section on C51."
Instant Answer4 seconds
UK law permits "reasonable expenses" for your surrogate — typically including loss of earnings, maternity clothing, travel, and pregnancy-related medical costs. The court doesn't expect a zero-cost arrangement. Retrospective authorisation of payments beyond expenses is standard in international surrogacy — full transparency is what matters, not the amount. For C51 Section 9, list all payments made with dates and amounts, even if above typical expense levels…
AI guidance only — not legal advice. Consider legal advice for your specific situation.
Question answered. Worry gone. Back to bed.
Questions at 11pm answered in seconds — and a team behind it for everything else.
Everything else included

The full toolkit — from first form to sealed order

Form field guidance
Every question on C51 (the application), C52 (your surrogate's consent), and A101A (the supporting form) annotated in plain English, calibrated for international surrogacy.
e-Bundle Builder
Guides you through your court bundle section by section — witness statement, exhibits, and s.54 checklist. AI drafts, you refine, export as Word.
Deadline tracker
6-month deadline calculated from birth and visible on every page. Automated reminders at 60, 30, and 7 days.
In-country guides
Practical guidance for your surrogacy country — key local steps, documentation, and a directory of local providers.
SOL team support
For anything that needs a human — the SOL team responds within 1–2 business days. A direct line, not a forum.
End-to-end structure
The full process mapped from birth to sealed order — staged, linked, and always showing where you are.
Why we built this
Having navigated this ourselves, we know how confusing and isolating it can feel. Making sense of it — one form, one step at a time — was genuinely empowering. That's exactly what we built PO Navigator to do for you.
SOL SurrogacyThe team behind PO Navigator
Who we are

SOL Surrogacy — a UK consultancy for Intended Parents

SOL Surrogacy is a UK-based consultancy that helps Intended Parents understand and navigate international surrogacy. We work with families at every stage — from first research through to the Parental Order.

PO Navigator grew out of that work. We kept seeing the same avoidable stress: parents overwhelmed by forms they didn't understand, scrambling at the last minute, paying solicitor time for questions that didn't require a solicitor.

This tool exists to give every family the same quality of preparation — available at any hour, for a fraction of what that time would otherwise cost.

UK-based consultancy Parental Order specialists Powered by Anthropic Claude AI
Important to understand
Guidance, not legal advice

PO Navigator provides practical, experience-based guidance — not legal advice. What we do is remove the ambiguity so that, if you work with a solicitor, your time together is spent on legal strategy — and if you self-represent, you do so with confidence about what each form field means. Many families complete the process themselves with this structure; others use it to make their solicitor's time count. Either way, you'll understand exactly what every form is asking before you spend a penny on legal fees.

Pricing

A fraction of solicitor fees

Specialist solicitors typically charge £6,000–£12,000 to guide a family through the Parental Order process. PO Navigator gives you the full guidance library, AI support, and direct team access for your entire journey — for a small fraction of that.

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  • Full form guidance (C51, C52, A101A)
  • Instant Answer AI
  • e-Bundle Hub + AI drafts
  • In-country guide + provider directory
  • SOL team support (1–2 day response)
  • Deadline tracker + reminders
Best value
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12 months · covers your whole journey
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