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Advocate Magazine published NYAAFF member Janene Oleaga’s article about protecting the rights of LGBTQ+ families in the second Trump presidency.

NYAAFF President Casey Copps DiPaola explained the adoption process to attorneys attending a New York State Bar Association continuing legal education course.

Robin Fleischner was appointed Deputy to the President of the Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys and will serve on the Board of Trustees advocating for families and children.

Sherriann Robin
Melissa Brisman, Esq. will be speaking on Legal Aspects of Open Identity at The Donor Egg Meeting on
April 25, 2024.

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.

Men Having Babies
By Men Having Babies
A nonprofit organization providing guidance, advocacy & financial assistance for current and future gay surrogacy parents, organizes conferences worldwide, and the exclusive SurrogacyAdvisor directory with ratings and reviews of surrogacy agencies, IVF clinics.
Why married moms with good jobs are becoming surrogates for other women
By New York Post
Why married moms with good jobs are becoming surrogates for other women.
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Attorneys Discuss Gestational Surrogacy Options in New York – Gay City News
By Gay City News
Attorneys Amelia Demma and Elizabeth Swire Falker joined Gay City News for a webinar on March 31 to educate New Yorkers on the state’s new paid gestational
Who's A Parent? The Appellate Division Is Divided on the Answer - New York State Bar Association
By New York State Bar Association
Question: How many parents can one child have? Currently, the answer depends on where in New York your family is being created.
New Surrogacy Law Brings Opportunities but Practitioners Beware - New York State Bar Association
By New York State Bar Association
For many families experiencing fertility struggles and/or LGBTQ families, gestational surrogacy is an important family building option. For some, it is the only option for conceiving a child that is biologically related to them. However, gestational surrogacy in New York has had a complicated and tumultuous history.
Judge rules that parents of deceased West Point cadet can use his sperm for surrogate birth | CNN
By CNN

Adoption

Joe Williams, Esq., Copps DiPaola Silverman, PLLC, won a case before the New York Appellate Division, protecting the privacy rights of a trans child to have name change records sealed. View the court decision.

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

2022 Conference Schedule — Adoptive Parents Committee
By Adoptive Parents Committee
New York State Bar Association Files Amicus Brief With U.S. Supreme Court To Protect LGBTQ Rights And Foster Children - New York State Bar Association
By New York State Bar Association
“The State Bar Association has a long history of promoting equality in the law for LGBTQ people in all aspects of society,” said NYSBA President Scott M. Karson. “A married same-sex couple is a legally recognized family and NYSBA will continue to advocate to protect their rights.”
Proposed family law won't help kids
By Joseph R. Williams
While the Preserving Family Bonds Act may be well-intentioned, it is not in the best interests of children languishing in foster care because it will prevent them from being adopted into permanent adoptive homes.
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