Adoption, Surrogacy, Estate Planning & More

TimeForFamilies.com is a labor of love. I have had the pleasure of serving the legal needs of the LGBT community for fifteen years, currently as Head of the Family and Estates division and senior associate at the law firm of Chianese & Reilly Law, PC. My goal with this site is to provide lesbian and gay couples and individuals with the vital information necessary to make informed choices in the process of creating and protecting their own families.

Adoption, second or step parent adoption, surrogacy, artificial insemination, intrauterine insemination, in vitro fertilization… Each path to parenthood has specific considerations, obstacles and rewards. As you read through the personal stories on TimeForFamilies.com, I hope that you find the answers that you are looking for!

Featured Articles

Parentage Orders New York

Parentage Orders in New York have just become an easier option for lesbian families. Parentage orders in New York are […]

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Will Obergefell Survive The New Supreme Court? The Answer is Yes... For Now

Will Obergefell survive the new Supreme Court? 12/14/2020 – IMPORTANT UPDATE This morning the Supreme Court denied the Indiana Attorney […]

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Estate Planning and COVID-19 – Protecting What’s Most Important in a Time of Crisis    

Estate Planning and COVID-19 – Protecting What’s Most Important in a Time of Crisis Estate Planning and COVID-19 – Like […]

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Italy begins stripping lesbian mothers of their parental rights

One mom said she cried for 10 days after hearing she was being removed from her daughter’s birth certificate. In […]

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Here’s how one single father spent a decade planning for his dream family via surrogacy

Planning for your dream family via surrogacy There are many paths to parenthood, and the journey is often a lot […]

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The State Department reverses a policy that denied citizenship to some babies born abroad to same-sex parents.

In a victory for same-sex couples, the State Department on Tuesday said it would grant U.S. citizenship to babies born […]

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Maternal and Neonatal Morbidity and Mortality Among Pregnant Women With and Without COVID-19 Infection

The INTERCOVID Multinational Cohort Study Key Points Question  To what extent does COVID-19 in pregnancy alter the risks of adverse maternal […]

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Where do Babies Come From - A Little More Complicated for LGBTQ Parents

Where do babies come from LGBTQ – From Family Equality Counsel – It’s a story every parent has to tell, […]

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MHB - Gay Dads Talk About Parenthood - Pride 2021

Gay Dads Talk About Parenthood – Hear from gay fathers across the world how they celebrate Pride with their kids, […]

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COVID-19 and CoronaVirus Effects on Pregnancy, What the Few Studies Have Shown Us

COVID-19 and CoronaVirus Effects on Pregnancy, What the Few Studies Have Shown Us COVID-19 and CoronaVirus Effects on Pregnancy, What […]

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In the News

Uganda’s President Signs Punitive Anti-Gay Bill Into Law

Uganda’s President Signs Punitive Anti-Gay Bill Into Law The president of Uganda signed a punitive anti-gay bill on Monday that […]

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F.D.A. Ends Ban on Blood Donations From Gay and Bisexual Men

The Food and Drug Administration announced on Thursday that it had formally ended the agency’s wide-ranging prohibition on blood donations from gay […]

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Supreme Court ethics hearings face tough, but necessary, road to reform

Supreme Court Ethics – The hearings, led by Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin, began this week and are perhaps […]

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