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 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 
• NYC and Hudson Valley area 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 

GET HELP 

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