But We Are Both on the Birth Certificate! Why Do We Need to Adopt?
A very common question that same sex married clients with children ask us is: “But we are legally married in Connecticut, and we are both on the birth certificate. Should we also adopt our child?” Yes. In Connecticut, a child born to two married persons is presumed to be the legal child of both parents […]
Meghan Freed in Connecticut Law Tribune Article on Connecticut Transgender Anti-Bias Law
Meghan Freed was featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled “Transgender Activists Say State Anti-Bias Law Is Working.” According to the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities, in the three years since Connecticut enacted a law banning discrimination based on gender identity, the commission has not received a single discrimination complaint based on […]
Same Sex Divorce and its Impact on Marriage-Based Green Cards
What happens when two of Freed Marcroft’s practice areas, lgbt family law and immigration, intersect? We assist binational same sex couple clients in obtaining permanent residence status (commonly referred to as “green cards”) based on their marriage to a United States citizen (or green card holder). But what if that marriage breaks down? Divorce is an […]
