Ms Fiona Duffy:

Yes. It is interesting that in a lot of states in America it is possible to have the birth mother named on the birth certificate and then a subsequent birth certificate issues after all of the court processes have been done. That is a possibility at the moment and it does happen. Often male couples are very happy to have the birth mother named on the birth certificate. In fact, what often happens is that the birth mother is named, the biological or genetic father is named and then there is a step-parent adoption. That would be very common the USA for same-sex couples. I have acted for a lot of US-based people and that is exactly what they would do. It is a very satisfactory method.