Practices

Family Law

Nontraditional Families

It is necessary for unmarried partners to take the appropriate steps to best protect their relationships and their families. We represent gay and lesbian partners as well as unmarried heterosexual partners on a variety of issues including cohabitation agreements, second-parent adoption, sperm donor agreements, estate planning, and requests for name changes. Nationwide, the law governing the rights of same sex couples and other unmarried partners changes frequently. It can be difficult to keep step with differences in the law from jurisdiction to jurisdiction and how they may impact families in Pennsylvania or New Jersey. We provide our clients with the advice and information they need to best protect themselves; we also help them understand how Pennsylvania and New Jersey will address out-of-state marriages, civil unions, and/or domestic partnerships. We also provide legal advice to help clients navigate the challenges facing nontraditional families and unmarried cohabitants in Pennsylvania and New Jersey.

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