Recent Blog Posts: Massachusetts

  • Securing LGBTQ+ Parentage by State: Stepparent, Second Parent, and Confirmatory Adoption
    A state-by-state guide for LGBTQ+ parents to secure legal parentage through stepparent, second parent/co-parent, and confirmatory adoption.
  • Voluntary Acknowledgements of Parentage (VAPs): What LGBTQ+ Parents Need to Know
    In a growing number of states, the path to parentage for LGBTQ+ people is becoming considerably simpler thanks to Voluntary Acknowledgments of Parentage (VAPs).
  • More Than One Day and One Parade
    "I am proud to be showing my children that any and every family can change the world and that indeed love wins."
  • Ellen and Missy's Son in the Snow
    Home for the Holidays: Ellen & Missy’s Adoption Story
    “I would just say for any parents looking to adopt, the process at times can seem extremely tedious and it could be hard — the waiting and the process they put you through. But if you want it in your heart, it would be beyond anything you can imagine,”