Recent Blog Posts: New York

  • 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).
  • Video Cover - Celebrate passage of the Child-Parent Security Act
    Celebrating Passage of the Child-Parent Security Act in New York
    In April 2020 LGBTQ+ families in New York celebrated a significant win; a rare spark of good news amid the challenges posed by the Covid-19
  • Protecting Modern Families Coalition
    The Child-Parent Security Act in New York
    Table of Contents: What is the Child-Parent Security Act? Parentage Law and Surrogacy in New York State How Does the Child-Parent Security Act change New
  • Dennis and Elan
    Dennis and Elan’s Story
    New Yorker Dennis is the father of an adorable young son. But like many New Yorkers, surrogacy was Dennis’ only option to have a biological
  • Staci, Vanessa and their son Dejan
    Staci and Vanessa’s Story
    Staci and Vanessa had always wanted to be parents, they just didn’t know when.  “I wasn’t sure when I’d find my soulmate, and didn’t think
  • Vickye’s Surrogacy Experience
    On May 29, 2019, Vickye testified before the New York Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on S2071, the Child-Parent Security Act. A transcript of the testimony
  • Paige, Linda and their daughter Becca
    Paige and Linda’s Story
    Having a baby was always part of the plan for Long Island couple Paige and Linda.  Linda, a magazine editor, had always wanted to be