Jan 26, 2021 | Adoption, LGBT Adoption
Most LGBTQ couples spend upwards of $5,000 to go through the adoption process in the United States. As always, Canada is about to make life that much easier for LGBTQ couples having families. Ontario introduced legislation last week that gives same-sex parents in...
May 28, 2014 | Adoption, Civil Rights, DOMA, LGBT Adoption, LGBT Law, Philly Gay Lawyer Media, Radio Show, Same Sex Marriage
Today on WHYY’s Radio Times, Marty Moss-Coane hosted myself, one of my best friends and colleague, PA Rep Brian Sims, and someone I’ve known for way too long for just meeting in person, Law professor and author, John Culhane, discussing Judge Jones’...
Jan 13, 2014 | Adoption, Civil Rights, Conversion Therapy, DOMA, International Law, Legal Intelligencer, LGBT Adoption, LGBT Law, Philly Gay Lawyer Media, Transgender Issues
Will 2014 be the year when opponents of progress will finally stand alone on the wrong side of history? The forecast looks cloudy, at best. But as I look back at 2013—the battles we’ve won and the battles we’ve lost—I see tremendous potential for advances...
Mar 27, 2013 | Civil Rights, DOMA, LGBT Adoption, LGBT Law
This article was written by Colby Itkowitz of the Call Washington Bureau and features Angela D. Giampolo, Philly Gay Lawyer. If anything were to happen to Scott Nichols, his 11-year-old adopted son would receive benefits, like his Social Security, but...
Dec 9, 2012 | LGBT Adoption, LGBT Law
The conception and birth of a child is an adventure and a miracle for heterosexual and same-sex parents alike. However, the “adventure” to parenthood upon which same-sex parents bravely embark is more like something out of Indiana Jones than TLC’s “A Baby Story.” n...
Aug 1, 2011 | Financial Planning, LGBT Adoption, LGBT Law, Pet Care
Break-Up FAQ 1. How do you go about dividing up items you’ve purchased together? In the absence of a comprehensive set of legal rights and obligations, a same-sex couple may formalize their relationship by entering into a contractual arrangement called either a...
