Families

Legal Issues

dads and kidsSince LGBT families are largely invisible in the law, protecting our families under it requires extra attention. Wills, guardianship arrangements for our children, second parent adoptions, joint property ownership, estate planning, living wills, powers of attorney – all are crucially important protections families like ours need to have in place.


Here you'll find resources to help you learn about and create some of these documents and arrangements. We hope you find them useful!

Click on the options below for more information about legal issues relevant to LGBT families:




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CONTACT: For more information, call 212.620.7310 or email centerkids@gaycenter.org.

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