Laura Dolan

Family Law Associate, Laura Dolan was invited to speak to Channel 9 News about an IVF mix up at a leading Australian clinic

Laura was interviewed by Channel 9 News reporter, Josh Bavas about an IVF mix up where a woman gave birth to a stranger’s child after the wrong embryo was mistakenly transferred at Monash IVF’s Brisbane clinic.

The clinic told Channel 9 an embryo from a different patient had previously been incorrectly thawed and transferred to the birth parents, which resulted in the birth of a child.

Laura revealed told Channel 9’s reporter,

“The presumption in Australia is that the birth mother has the legal rights to the child.”

11 April 2025, reported on by Josh Bavas, Senior Reporter 9 News

Family Law Associate, Laura Dolan was invited to speak to retirement investing digital platform, The Golden Times for their article, “How to avoid late-life financial threats to your wealth, welfare.”

Laura spoke to reporter, Duncan Hughes about the case of a Sydney widow, Florencia Baldwin, who was at risk of legal fees of more than $400,000 over a fight with her de facto partner’s children about whether she could remain in the family’s Sydney apartment. This case highlights the growing late-life financial risks many retirees face.

Ms Baldwin risked spending a large portion of her expected inheritance from her late de facto partner on legal fees—just to secure the right to live out her days in a seaside home at Pindimar, about 200 kilometres north of Sydney, in which she had been granted a life interest.

Laura explained disputes of this nature often arise where there is an informal or verbal agreement.

To read more from Laura’s interview with The Golden Times, click here.  How to avoid late-life financial threats to your wealth, welfare | The Golden Times

Thursday 1st May 2025, written by Duncan Hughes, reporter, The Golden Times.