President of NYAAFF's Board of Directors Casey DiPaola and NYAAFF Treasurer Joe
Williams presented on parentage proceeding in assisted reproduction and surrogacy
cases to the Surrogate’s Court Law Association and Surrogate’s Court Clerks
Association on November 15, 2022.
President of NYAAFF's Board of Directors Casey DiPaola and NYAAFF Director
Amelia Demma spoke at
the November Men Having Babies NYC conference. Attorney
DiPaola spoke on surrogacy legislation in New York as well as surrogacy laws across
the United States. Attorney Demma spoke on advocacy efforts with respect to NY's IVF
Insurance Mandate legislation as well as the construct and purpose of Gestational
Surrogacy Agreements.
NYAAFF member Robin Fleischner presented a workshop on switching from adoption
to surrogacy and egg, sperm, and embryo donation at the November 2022 Annual
Conference of the Adoptive Parents Committee.
On November 20, 2022, NYAAFF members presented workshops at the largest tri-state
adoption conference, the
Annual Conference of the Adoptive Parents Committee:
Jeanine Castagna: How to Identify Red Flags and Other Pitfalls on the Road to
Adoption
Brian Esser: Successful Domestic Adoptions – Agency or Independent Placements,
The Journey to Adoption: Issues for LGBTQ Families
Robin Fleischner: Surrogacy and Donation: Are You Ready to Switch?
Michael Goldstein: Successful Domestic Adoptions – Agency or Independent
Placements, Adopting as a Single Parent
Rebecca Mendel: Creating Adoption Profiles: Advice from an Attorney, What to Expect
in Private Interstate Adoption
Denise Seidelman: New York Domestic Adoption – Agency vs. Independent, Open
Adoption