Protecting LGBTQ Families

Legal information and resources on confirmatory (second-parent) adoption, surrogacy, custody, and more.

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LGBTQ Paths to Parentage Security - GLAD and Mombian

“LGBTQ Paths to Parentage Security”: New Guide from GLAD and Mombian Helps LGBTQ Parents Understand Options for Protecting Their Families

GLBTQ Legal Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) and Mombian have partnered to create “LGBTQ Paths to Parentage Security,” a resource for LGBTQ parents and others that answers frequently asked questions about how LGBTQ+ parents can ensure their child-parent relationships will be secure and recognized in every state.
Polly Crozier, Director of Family Advocacy at GLAD; Julie Gonen, Federal Policy Director at NCLR. Photos courtesy of GLAD and NCLR.

One Year Later: How LGBTQ Parents Can Protect Their Families After Dobbs

Shortly after the U.S. Supreme Court decision that overturned abortion rights a year ago, I spoke with two leading LGBTQ family law experts about how LGBTQ families can protect themselves from the ruling’s impact. It’s still relevant, so I’m reposting it along with some new resources and information.

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Pennsylvania Supreme Court Issues Major Ruling in Support of LGBTQ Families

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled that a nongenetic, nongestational lesbian mother is a legal parent to the child she and her former spouse had planned for and conceived through assisted reproduction—and it asserts the principle of intent-based parentage, a big win for LGBTQ and other families formed via assisted reproduction.

New Family Equality CEO Wants to “Double Down” on Impact for LGBTQ Families

Hope and Help for Queer Families After the Election

LGBTQ Parents: Have Questions About Securing Your Parentage? Start With This Guide

LGBTQ Families and Advocates Celebrate Signing of Massachusetts Parentage Act

Massachusetts Parentage Act Is Enacted with Unanimous Bipartisan Support for Protecting Children of LGBTQ Parents

Massachusetts Parentage Act Unanimously Passes House

Addressing the Urgent Need for Parentage Reform to Protect All Children

Michigan Updates Parentage Laws to Better Protect Children of LGBTQ Parents: Which State Will Step Up Next?

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