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All Children - All Families: How to Participate
Finding permanent families by promoting fairness for LGBT foster and adoptive parents.
Welcoming Schools
The HRC Foundation Family Project has developed a comprehensive resource for creating elementary school environments that support and affirm our children -- the Welcoming Schools Guide.
What Are the Alternatives to Second-Parent Adoption?
My partner and I live in Pennsylvania. She is pregnant with our first child, who is expected in February 2001. We have wills and durable powers of attorney for each other. What other legal documents can we get to protect our family? We understand that second-parent adoption is not an option in Pennsylvania at this time but what about guardianship?
Can My Ex Win Custody if I Come Out?
Does my ex-husband has a good chance of trying a custody suit if I "come out" and he then decides our 11-year-old son is better off in a "straight" home rather than with me? I have tried to maintain good relations with my ex for the sole purpose of encouraging a relationship between them. Is there good reason to believe that I have done everything to ensure that my custody will be upheld?
Can My Ex Restrict My Partner's Time with Our Children?
A year ago, I was removed from my marital home due to my involvement with a woman. Since that time, my ex-husband and I have made visitation arrangements so that I may have the children every other weekend and one or two nights a week. The current issue is my girlfriend. My children’s father is taking me to court to have her banned from any parenting time I have with the kids. My ex says he is not concerned about her hurting them. It’s that he thinks homosexuality is morally wrong. Can you offer any advice?