Current Project updates

We are continuing to roll out the planned projects listed on the right on an ongoing basis. The general categories of cases we are now taking are:

Trans Umbrella Project for name and gender marker changes and legal protection package for trans and nonbinary folks

Parentage Protection Project for Donor Agreements & 2nd Parent Adoptions to protect non-biological parents who are in same-sex couples or LGBTQIA;

Poly Families Project/Queer Kinship Project to support polyamorous families, parent groups of 3 or more, caretaking partnerships, kinship networks, and other non-nuclear families. Will and Estate documents, CoParenting Agreements, and CoHabitation Agreements for Family Structure Self-Determination - helping queer families understand their options for intentionality and resiliency in their family connections - and End-Of-Life Self-Determination: medical and legal advance directives to ensure your family connections and self-determination persist in the event of illness or injury

Asylee Assistance Project to assist those who have already been granted asylum based on their LGBTQIA status with applying for an Adjustment of Status (aka a Green Card) to ensure their safety from being deported.

Our eligibility criteria are:

Household income at 250% or less of the federal poverty level ($31k for an individual, $42k for a couple, $53 for a couple with a child or triad - see the income and eligibility chart here)
Approximate net worth of less than $50k
NY residents (additional limitations based on project type and location)
We serve same-sex couples, LGBTQI individuals, and non-nuclear and underserved family forms, including platonic co-parents, polyamorous families, parent groups of 3 or more, caretaking partnerships, and kinship networks
Services are fully free and pro bono unless additional fees are noted

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