Surrogate children's parents must prove custody when they leave Thailand

Authorities demand documents from foreigners as clampdown sees two Australian and two US couples detained

Thai authorities are now asking all foreign couples leaving the country with surrogate children to produce proof of custody after a recent spate of surrogacy scandals has forced police to clamp down on the largely unregulated industry.

The news follows the detainment of four couples two Australian and two American who tried to fly out of Bangkok this week but were held by immigration authorities amid sudden plans to overhaul existing surrogacy laws.

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