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Securing LGBTQ+ Families in Uncertain Times: Estate Planning Strategies Amid Evolving Laws in 2025

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The past two years have brought a wave of legislative and judicial actions impacting the rights and recognition of LGBTQ+ individuals and families. According to the ACLU, over 500 anti-LGBTQ+ bills were introduced across the...more

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Considering Adoption in Rhode Island? Here’s What You Need to Know

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Adoption is a deeply transformative process, not only for the child but also for the birth parents and the adoptive parents. The decision to adopt or to place your child for adoption involves a range of legal, emotional and...more

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Registration of births for children conceived outside the institution of marriage

In the recent years, the UAE has brought about significant changes to its legal provisions regarding relationships between unmarried couples and children born outside the boundaries of a marriage. The law provides a...more

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New Developments in Family Law: An Overview of the Massachusetts Parentage Act

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On January 1, 2025 the Massachusetts Parentage Act (“MPA”) took effect. The MPA updates and adds to Mass. General Laws c. 46 on “Return and Registry of Births, Marriages, and Deaths,” and Mass. General Laws c. 209C, commonly...more

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Surrogacy, Adoption and Beyond: Your Parental Rights in Rhode Island

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As the holidays approach, family is at the forefront in many people’s minds. Families come in every variety of size, color, age, gender and chaos. Some families look like the Cleavers or the Cosbys. Others look more like the...more

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Protecting LGBTQ Families in a Post-Roe World - Updated

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The recent Supreme Court opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization dismantles 50 years of legal precedent concerning reproductive rights. Justice Clarence Thomas, in his concurring opinion, goes further, urging...more

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Stepparent Adoptions Can Be Hotly Contested

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When individuals think about family law matters, few realize that stepparent adoptions can be one of the most contentious family law cases out there. On the surface level, many may wonder why? They might view adoption as...more

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Gold Dome Report - February 2018

Although all signs this morning pointed to a quiet day under the Gold Dome, the halls quickly became abuzz with news of a compromise on HB 159, the adoption bill authored by Rep. Bert Reeves (R-Marietta). The masses got their...more

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