Thai police launched an investigation into the births in 2014.


A Thai court has ruled in favour of a wealthy Japanese man who fathered 13 surrogate children through Thai mothers, naming him their
legal parent and sole guardian.

Key points:
  • The case was first lodged in 2014, when Mr Shigeta was 24-years-old
  • He has petitioned for custody since early 2015 and his children were taken to foster homes
  • Mr Shigeta's lawyer said he was born in a big family and wanted his children to grow up together


The case of 28-year-old businessman Mitsutoki Shigeta harks back to late 2014, when Thai police said they had found 13 babies fathered by a Japanese national
with nine Thai surrogate mothers.

The children were taken to foster homes and the father has petitioned for custody since early 2015.
The man had his sperm fertilise donor eggs, which were then planted in the wombs of the surrogate mothers in 2013, according to a press
statement given by the court.

No details were given where the donor eggs were from.

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