Family Law Practice Group: Family Formation

This workshop will focus on assessing the needs of the LGBT community. Participants will learn about the various demands of transactional practice: donor agreements, co-parenting agreements, guardianship, adoption, parentage, surrogacy agreements, court orders, and problem management, including the emerging needs and demands within children's
and elder law.

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Materials:

A Legal Perspective on Gay Surrogacy (DOC)

Alternative Reproductive Technologies and LGBT People (PPT)
Best Practices Guidelines for Agencies Providing Surrogacy Services (DOC)
California is Behind the Times When it Comes to Granting Custody to SameSex Parents (PDF)
California Surrogacy: A Gay Primer (PDF)
Donor Insemination: A Legal Perspective (DOC)
Don't Leave Out Lesbian and GayFamilie (PDF)
Gay Adoption Issues (PDF)
It is Time for California Courts to Start Protecting the Children of Same Sex Couples (PDF)
NCLR State by State List of Same Sex Custody Cases (PDF)
New Domestic Partner Law (PDF)
Our Family Coalition Summer Newsletter (PDF)
Parentage Cases Offer Court Chance to Banish Illegitimacy (PDF)
Protecting Your Family: A Legal Guide to Gay Male Couples Using Surrogacy (PDF)
Protecting Your Family: A Legal Guide to Lesbian Couples Using Donor Insemination (PDF)
The Parentage Puzzle (PDF)
The Shape of Things to Come: Pending and Soon to be Pending Parentage Litigation (PDF)
The Surrogacy Center: Providing Quality Services to Same Sex Parents & Surrogates (DOC)
Who is a Parent?: Determining Parentage in Non-Traditional Families (PDF)

Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Credit:

The above online course has been accredited in the following jurisdictions:

AK (1.5 credits)	GA (1.5 credits)	KY (1.5 credits)	OK (1.8 credits)	UT (1.5 credits)
AZ (1.5 credits)	ID (1.5 credits)	MN (1.5 credits)	OR (1.5 credits)	VT (1.5 credits)
AR (1.5 credits)	IL (1.5 credits)	MT (1.5 credits)	RI (1.8 credits)	WA (1.5 credits)
CA (1.5 credits)	IN (1.5 credits)	NV (1.5 credits)	SC (1.5 credits)	WV (1.8 credits)
CO (1.8 credits)	IA (1.5 credits)	NY (1.8 credits)	TN (1.5 credits)	WY (1.5 credits)
FL (1.8 credits)	KS (1.8 credits)	NC (1.5 credits)	TX (1.5 credits)

After viewing the video and jotting down the unique verification codes that appear sporadically throughout the video, you may apply for continuing legal education (CLE) credit by clicking on the appropriate state. The cost to receive a certificate of completion is $175 per course.

You will receive an email receipt of your purchase. Once the codes have been verified, LGBT Bar staff will email you a separate certificate of completion for the course you selected. Please allow 2-3 business days for the certificate to arrive.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.