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Sharing Promise of ART with LGBT China

I have the great honor of traveling next week to China and Japan to talk to members of the LGBT communities there about assisted reproductive technology and the legal considerations…

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June 9, 2017

2018 Election / Gay Fathers / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Why I Support Gavin Newsom for California Governor

As a young gay professional back in the early 2000s, I can remember thinking it might be legal someday for me to marry my partner in my resident state of…

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June 8, 2017

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Intended Parents / Marriage Equality / Parentage Orders / Reproductive Laws / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Federal Court Says South Carolina Refusal to Recognize Same-Sex Moms Unconstitutional

A U.S. District Court ruled Feb. 16 that South Carolina’s refusal to list both parents on the birth certificates of twins born to a married lesbian couple violates the 14th…

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March 8, 2017

Adoption / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Fertility Law / Fertility Treatment / IFLG / In Vitro Fertilization / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Parentage Orders / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Tennessee Lawmakers Propose Barrier for Married Lesbian Parents

The wheels of progress turn slowly, and in some parts of the world, leaders stand on the brakes, bring it to a screeching halt, then do their best to roll…

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February 17, 2017

2016 Election / Family Law / Gay Fathers / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Will Trump Take Away Your Right to Marry? Unlikely

As my fellow family lawyers and ART attorneys and I work to wrap our heads around last week’s presidential election results, many of our clients are turning to us for…

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November 18, 2016

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New Law Protects California Intended Parents from Discrimination in Other States

A California bill signed into law by Governor Jerry Brown late last week will provide reassurance and peace of mind to California intended parents, particularly same-sex intended parents, as well…

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September 18, 2016

Family Law / Fertility Law / Gay Fathers / IFLG / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Parentage Orders / Reproductive Laws / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

Texas Settlement Affirms Birth Certificates Are Essential

A recent settlement in a federal lawsuit against the state of Texas may benefit LGBT intended parents by establishing the importance of an accurate, valid birth certificate in protecting children’s…

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August 23, 2016

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Reciprocal Not Necessarily Equal in Reciprocal IVF

Reciprocal IVF (in vitro fertilization) often is chosen by lesbian couples who want to have a child together. In a typical reciprocal IVF scenario, one partner provides the eggs, the…

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January 12, 2016

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Egg Donation Information / Fertility Law / Fertility Services / Fertility Treatment / Gay Fathers / In Vitro Fertilization / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Reproductive Laws / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents / Surrogacy Latest News

End-of-Year Tax Question: Does 2*Gay = Infertility?

A law professor at Stetson University in Tampa, Florida, is suing the IRS to treat his and his partner’s assisted reproductive technology costs in the same way it has treated…

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December 18, 2015

Adoption / Assisted Reproductive Technology / Gay Fathers / Marriage Equality / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents / Sperm Donation Information / Surrogacy Latest News

Texas Birth Certificates to List 2 Moms, 2 Dads

The Texas Department of State Health Services made headlines last month when it revealed in a court filing that it would begin allowing same-sex parents’ names on children’s birth certificates—although…

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September 29, 2015

Assisted Reproductive Technology / Family Law / Intended Parents / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage

Even If Kim Davis Issues Marriage License, LGBT Intended Parents Need Court Order Granting Parental Rights

Since the June U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage in all 50 states, some LGBT intended parents who want to create families via surrogacy, egg donation or other forms…

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September 10, 2015

LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Same Sex Marriage

Same-Sex Marriage Is U.S. Law

This morning’s announcement from the U.S. Supreme Court brought us the best of all possible news for same-sex couples, including same-sex parents and their children. In a 5 to 4…

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June 26, 2015

LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage

U.S. Supreme Court Prepares for Same Sex Marriage Hearing

All eyes will be on the nine judges who sit on the U.S. Supreme Court this week, as both sides present their arguments as to whether same-sex marriages should be…

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April 28, 2015

Family Law / Gay Fathers / LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Dissension Lingers as U.S. Supreme Court Prepares for Marriage Equality Hearing

As the U.S. Supreme Court prepares to open hearings April 28 on the constitutionality of same-sex marriage bans in four states, a handful of contrarian holdouts continues to fuel the…

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March 10, 2015

LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Same Sex Marriage

Will 2015 Bring Supreme Court Ruling on Gay Marriage?

Proponents of marriage equality have a lot to celebrate as we near the beginning of a new year. Since January 1, 2014, courts in 20 states have overturned bans on…

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December 19, 2014

IFLG / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage

SCOTUS Inaction Results in More Same-Sex Marriage

As of September, 17 state attorneys general had joined a “friend of the court” brief asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear same-sex marriage cases from the Fourth, Seventh and…

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October 8, 2014

Adoption / Intended Parents / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Legal Recognition of Ohio Same-Sex Parents on Hold

U.S. district court broke down another barrier to same-sex marriage in a crucial ruling for same-sex parents in Ohio who have out-of-state adoption degrees.

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April 23, 2014

LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

U.S. Courts Set Stage for SCOTUS Command Performance on Same-Sex Marriage

The U.S. Supreme Court's June 2013 decision in United States v. Windsor set the stage for the issue’s repeat appearance in front of the high court.

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March 7, 2014

LGBT News / Marriage Equality / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage

Holder Extends Legitimacy for Same-Sex Couples Even Where State Law Lags Behind

Attorney General Eric Holder plans to announce added recognition for same-sex married couples, vowing to treat same-sex spouses just like opposite-sex spouses.

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March 5, 2014

Adoption / Family Law / IFLG / LGBT News / Parentage Orders / Rich Vaughn / Same Sex Marriage / Same Sex Parents

Denial of ‘Second Parent’ Adoption Puts Same-Sex Couples Parental Rights in Jeopardy

Earlier this month, in a ruling that rocked the worlds of same-sex couples and attorneys alike, a Brooklyn court denied the non-biological mother of a child born to a married lesbian couple the right to legally adopt her child.

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February 7, 2014