Co-parenting can be challenging under any circumstances, but successful co-parenting benefits children. Parents share the responsibilities of caring for their children, which keeps them involved in their children's lives. Co-parenting can also help parents and children maintain close relationships. Progress has been made in protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ parents and their children. Unfortunately, there
On October 25, 2021, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) released Hate Crimes Statistics 2020. There were a staggering 8,052 hate crimes involving 11,126 victims. This total represents the highest number of hate crimes since 2008. In addition, it is an increase of 450 incidents from 2019. Hate crimes against the LGBT community have been
Same-sex couples have the same right to marry their partners as heterosexual couples. Likewise, when LGBT couples separate, they go through the same process to obtain a legal divorce as all other couples. However, when a same-sex couple has children, custody can bring up unique issues. Often, one parent is not the biological parent of
After a hard-fought battle for equal marriage rights, some same-sex couples find that it is more difficult to get divorced than it was for them to get married. LGBT couples face several unique challenges when getting a divorce. Hiring an experienced divorce lawyer is one way to navigate the problems of ending a same-sex marriage.
