Recent Blog Posts: Parental Rights

  • Dive into Parentage Laws with Family Equality on News from the Peak
    What are parentage laws and how do they impact LGBTQ+ families? To answer these questions and more, Meg York, Family Equality’s Director of LGBTQ+ Family Law and Policy, Senior Policy Counsel, spoke with Maureen Leif and Nesta Johnson (National Center for Lesbian Rights) for a special episode of News From the Peak. 
  • Overcoming Obstacles in LGBTQ+ Family Formation
    Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, we’ve seen a wave of organized threats to reproductive freedoms. Here’s what you need to know.
  • 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).
  • All Hands on Deck: Nicholas Hite is Serving LGBTQ+ Youth and Families in Louisiana
    Nicholas Hite’s tireless efforts to support LGBTQ+ families as they face legal barriers is more important than ever. 
  • Supreme Court Building
    The Dobbs Decision: Protecting LGBTQ+ Families
    This resource explores the many questions that have been bubbling up, gives you the language needed to talk about the impact of Dobbs on our community, and includes tools that you can use moving forward. 
  • “Confirmatory” or Second-Parent Adoption: What You Need to Know
    Use this resource to understand a little bit more about what the confirmatory adoption process looks like and why we strongly advise any LGBTQ+ parent who built their family with assisted reproductive technology to embark on this journey.
  • 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
  • The Patterson Family’s Adoption Journey
    The Pattersons giggle when they introduce their family—two girls and two dads, standing in front of their Arizona home mastering the art of selfie videos
  • 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
  • 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