Family Law
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Family Law
Your New Fertility Vocabulary For 2022
It’s time to reconsider some of the language we use to talk about assisted reproductive technology. -
Family Law
American Surrogacy Industry Looks To Self-Regulate
Surrogacy agencies are unregulated in the United States. This is obviously problematic. - Sponsored
Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm. -
Family Law
Parents Prevail In 'Savior Sibling' IVF Mix-Up Lawsuit
Putting aside the ethical question of conceiving a child specifically designed to save another, count this judgment as a significant win for IVF patients across the world.
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Family Law
Posthumous Conception: It Happens More Often Than You Think
The legal landscape is highly dependent on the individual players involved in a request for posthumous DNA retrieval. -
Family Law
Colorado Fertility Mandate Will Not Go Into Effect On January 1, 2022
Rep. Kerry Tipper plans to introduce a fix-it bill at the beginning of the 2022 legislative session. -
Family Law
Attorney LGBTQ+ Advocacy Leads To New California Law
The law regarding name and gender changes on birth and marriage certificates will go into effect on January 1, 2023. -
Family Law
Parents By Sperm Donation Should Be Very Concerned About This Idaho Supreme Court Ruling
You probably know the refrain: No attorney was involved here. -
Family Law
The Cornhusker State Has Chance To Do More Than Make Do For Parents
Is this just Nebraska's strange way of incentivizing same-sex marriage? - Sponsored
How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report. -
Family Law
Kansas Vital Statistics Denies Equal Treatment To Same-Sex Parents
Something like an amended birth certificate versus an original birth certificate may seem small, but without legitimate justification, these differences in treatment are uncalled for. -
Family Law
Going Through IVF? 5 Surprises To Watch Out For When Signing Consent Forms.
Are there legal pitfalls to keep in mind with IVF? Absolutely. -
Family Law, Health Care / Medicine
Lawyers: 1, Discriminating Insurance Company: 0
The fact that Aetna admitted that the costs were improperly denied and reversed course is huge. -
Family Law
Michigan Grassroots Grow Efforts To Reverse Surrogacy Ban
It is hard to believe that there’s still an American state where people could go to jail for this widely accepted family-building option. -
Family Law
DNA Test Reveals Unexplainable Fertility Clinic Mix-Up; Families Seek Damages
Yet again, an at-home DNA test reveals something shocking.
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Early Adopters Of Legal AI Gaining Competitive Edge In Marketplace
How to best leverage generative AI as an early adopter with ethical use.
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This AI-Powered Document Tool Will Meet You Where You Are
Lexis Create provides simple access to internal and external knowledge — directly within Microsoft Word.
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Profit Powerhouse: Elevating Law Firm Financial Performance
In this CLE-eligible webinar on April 10th, we’ll explore the most common accounting pitfalls and how to avoid them for your firm.
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How Generative AI Will Improve Legal Service Delivery
Learn how emerging tools will likely change and enhance the work of lawyers for years to come in this new report.
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Legal AI: 3 Steps Law Firms Should Take Now
If 2023 introduced legal professionals to generative AI, then 2024 will be when law firms start adapting to utilize it. Things are moving fast, so…
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Family Law
Wyoming Has Its First Surrogacy Law, For Better And For Worse
Huge positive points to Wyoming for recognizing that surrogacy is a viable path to parenthood and that intended mothers to children born by surrogacy should not be in a worse position than intended fathers. -
Family Law
USCIS’s New Immigration Policy For Families Through Fertility Assistance Is Good, But Not Great
If a U.S. citizen is the legal parent of a child, without a genetic or gestational connection, and the INA doesn’t require those elements, why is the new policy requiring them? -
Family Law
Massachusetts Issues First 3-Parent Birth Certificate
Although this first birth certificate is a strong step forward, Massachusetts is overdue for an update to its parentage laws. -
Family Law
$13M Settlement For Victims Of Canadian Doctor Who Used Own Sperm On Patients
It's estimated that there were approximately 500 successful births through artificial insemination linked to the doctor during the claim period. -
Family Law
Massachusetts Court of Appeals Rules: Fight Over Surrogate-Born Baby Is A Drama-Filled Mess, But Not Actually Surrogacy
You know a case is especially full of drama when the court’s opinion spends several pages quoting straight from the Facebook messages between the parties. -
Family Law
Israeli Supreme Court Rules In Favor Of Surrogacy For Gay Dads But Still No Marriage
Those same couples who are now permitted to use surrogacy-assistance to expand their families, are still not permitted to marry within the country. It's a little meshuga. -
Family Law
Sex, Money, And A Baby: Canadian Judge Rules On Wild Surrogacy Case
The parties entered into a written surrogacy agreement, drawn up by the intended parents but involving no lawyers. But wait! There's more...