Bring Baby Sophie Home

Amy and Jonathan Carr-Knox from Western Australia have been stranded in Argentina with their newborn daughter for more than a year following an international surrogacy journey.

Learn more here: Australian couple locked in overseas surrogacy battle to bring daughter home | ABC NEWS

They simply want to bring their baby, Sophie Mai Carr-Knox, home to Australia. However, complex legal and administrative barriers have prevented the family from returning.

During this time they have faced significant emotional, financial and psychological strain while caring for a newborn overseas and navigating an overwhelmed legal system.

We are asking the Australian Government to provide meaningful ...

Amy and Jonathan Carr-Knox from Western Australia have been stranded in Argentina with their newborn daughter for more than a year following an international surrogacy journey.

Learn more here: Australian couple locked in overseas surrogacy battle to bring daughter home | ABC NEWS

They simply want to bring their baby, Sophie Mai Carr-Knox, home to Australia. However, complex legal and administrative barriers have prevented the family from returning.

During this time they have faced significant emotional, financial and psychological strain while caring for a newborn overseas and navigating an overwhelmed legal system.

We are asking the Australian Government to provide meaningful support to help bring this family home. This includes recognising Sophie’s identity by issuing Australian citizenship and a passport in her correct legal name, Sophie Mai Carr-Knox, and assisting the family to obtain the documentation needed to safely return to Australia.

No Australian family should be left stranded overseas with their baby.

By sending a message to the Australian Government, you can help call for compassion, support and urgent action to bring this Australian family home.

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Email to Government to get Sophie home

Send a message to Australian Government ministers asking them to help bring baby Sophie Mai Carr Knox and her parents home to Australia.

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Dear Minister Wong,

I am writing to ask for your urgent assistance regarding an Australian family who have previously reached out to you and who remain stranded in Argentina following a surrogacy arrangement.

Amy and Jonathan Carr Knox from Bullwinkel in Western Australia have been unable to return to Australia with their baby due to complex legal and administrative barriers in Argentina.

The family has now been overseas for more than a year and is facing severe emotional, financial and psychological strain. These parents simply want to bring their child home to Australia and begin their lives together as a family.

While I understand that the Australian Government cannot intervene directly in foreign legal proceedings, there are still meaningful ways the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade can support Australians experiencing distress overseas.

I respectfully ask that the Australian Government consider:
• Recognising the identity of Amy and Jonathan’s daughter by issuing Australian citizenship and a passport in her correct legal name, Sophie Mai Carr Knox. The parents have repeatedly requested this but have been refused. Recognising Sophie’s true identity through Australian documentation would provide clarity and protection for the child and help ensure her rights as an Australian are upheld.
• Assistance to help this family safely return to Australia with their child as soon as possible, including support to expedite the necessary Australian documentation required for travel.
• Emergency financial support for families who have been stranded overseas for an extended period. This family has exhausted much of their financial resources due to the unexpected length of their stay overseas while caring for a newborn child.
• Access to appropriate wellbeing and mental health support while they remain in Argentina. 
At present, many services available to Australians are only accessible within Australia or through international phone services that are difficult for the family to access.

This family pursued surrogacy overseas after facing barriers within Australia. They did so in good faith and could never have imagined being left in a situation where they cannot bring their baby home. They first called for help from government more than a year ago, yet with little substantive action taken they now feel abandoned by their country.

The legal system in Argentina is heavily overburdened, with judges managing extremely high caseloads. Delays are common and the administrative complexity of these cases can leave families trapped in legal processes for extended periods of time.

This situation is deeply distressing not only for the parents involved, but also for their extended family and community in Australia who are waiting for them to return.

I urge the Australian Government to show compassion and leadership by doing everything possible within its powers to support these Australians and help bring their family home.

Thank you for your time and consideration.

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