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LEARN IT, DO IT YOURSELF! CALIFORNIA DOMESTIC PARTNER & SECOND PARENT ADOPTION

September 21, 2023
6:00 pm
-8:00 pm
Virtual

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Do you have questions about the new adoption procedures, or about the differences between confirmatory, step-parent and second-parent adoption in the state of California? At this pro-tip-packed session, Emily Doskow and Deborah Wald, two attorneys with decades of experience working with LGBTQ families will describe current adoption rules and procedures in the state of California, answer your questions, and then help you with adoption paperwork – step-by-step, page-by-page. We will be providing the current adoption paperwork to families that register early.

*This legal clinic will be most relevant to current California residents. If you're looking to be connected with resources closer to you in your state, please contact the staff person listed below.

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