U.S. Supreme Court Decision Underscores that Second Parent Adoption Remains Critical for Same Sex Parents
“You still have to adopt your children.” I have said this more times than I can count since the United States Supreme Court decisions on same sex marriage equality United States v. Windsor and Obergefell v. Hodges. Why? Many same-sex couples who have a child who is biologically related to one parent and not the other […]
Meghan Freed Named to National “Best Lawyers Under 40” list List by LGBT Bar
Meghan Freed was named as one of The National LGBT Bar Association‘s Best LGBT Lawyers Under 40. Each year, the LGBT Bar recognizes 40 LGBT legal professionals (practicing lawyers, law professors, corporate counsel, members of the judiciary, politicians, etc.) under the age of 40 who have distinguished themselves in their field and have demonstrated a profound commitment […]
Why, After the Supreme Court Marriage Ruling, Same Sex Spouses Should Still Adopt Their Non-Biological Children
It has been less than one week since the Supreme Court’s Obergefell decision holding that the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution requires states to license marriages between two people of the same sex and to recognize lawful out-of-state marriages between two people of the same sex. Love won. Very understandably, we have already received multiple questions regarding […]
Meghan Freed to Co-Present Session on Marriage and Divorce Equality for Same Sex Couples at Annual CBA Conference
Meghan Freed and Leslie Jennings-Lax will co-present “Are We There Yet? Marriage and Divorce Equality for Same Sex Couples” at the Connecticut Bar Association’s annual Connecticut Legal Conference. The session will address some of the differences facing same-sex and opposite sex couples in marriage and dissolution, including: residency requirements for couples married in Connecticut who currently reside […]
Freed Marcroft Voted “Best Law Firm”
Freed Marcroft was voted “Best Law Firm” In the Hartford Magazine 2015 “Best of Hartford” reader’s poll. It is an honor and a pleasure to get to work each day with our wonderful clients.
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 […]
Meghan Freed on Same Sex Loss of Consortium Claims
Meghan Freed was featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled “DOMA Decision Brings Wave of Litigation Involving Same-Sex Partners.” A partner in a same-sex couple, Charlotte Stacey, sought loss-of-consortium damages in the same medical malpractice case that saw the estate of her deceased partner, Margaret Mueller, collect $2.45 million. The trial court and then […]
Meghan Freed in Connecticut Law Tribune Article About Federal Benefits for Same Sex Couples
Meghan Freed was featured in a Connecticut Law Tribune article entitled “DOMA Decision Brings Wave of Litigation Involving Same-Sex Partners.” While the United States Supreme Court’s overturn of a portion of the Defense of Marriage Act (“DOMA”) in June, 2013, gave legally married same-sex couples access to all the federal protections afforded to legally married […]
Meghan Freed Receives CWEALF “40 Women for the Next 40 Years” Honor
On Thursday, May 15, 2014, Meghan Freed was recognized by The Connecticut Women’s Education and Legal Fund (CWEALF) as one of “40 Women for the Next 40 Years.” The “40 Women for the Next 40 Years” project was launched in celebration of CWEALF’s 40th anniversary and honored the women who will build opportunities for other women in Connecticut […]
Kristen Marcroft to Speak on Same Sex Estate Planning at Quinnipiac Law School
Kristen Marcroft has been invited by Professor Jeffrey A. Cooper to guest teach a class on Same Sex Life and Estate Planning for Quinnipiac University School of Law’s Estate Planning Seminar. Life and Estate planning is important for everyone, but it is even more important for people in same sex relationships — even when they are […]
