Attorney Nayak Co-Authors Article on Confirmatory Adoptions
Jerner Law Group, P.C. partner Rebecca Levin Nayak served as Co- Special Editor of the New Jersey Lawyer Magazine issue on Sexual... Read More
New Law in New Jersey Simplifies Confirmatory Adoptions
Some Good News! Adoptions in New Jersey just got easier and less expensive for many parents who created their families used using... Read More
Love makes a family, but what makes a legal parent?
Attorney Rebecca Levin discusses whether being listed as a parent on a child's birth certificate constitutes a legal determination of parenthood in... Read More
Skeletons in the Closet: Can a Civil Union or Registered Domestic Partnership Come Back to Haunt You?
Civil unions and domestic partnerships are quasi-marital statuses created by some states prior to marriage equality. Although Pennsylvania never offered theses legal... Read More
Surrogacy Attorney Rebecca Levin answers questions about the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act
On May 30, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Act into law, bringing a seismic shift... Read More
Surrogacy Contracts Now Legally Enforceable in New Jersey
On May 30, 2018, New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy signed the New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act (S-482) into law, bringing a... Read More
Superior Court Case Confirms the Right to Retroactive Common Law Marriage Determination for Pennsylvania Same-Sex Couples: Provides Pathway to Important Rights and Benefits
A recent Pennsylvania Superior Court case confirms that same-sex couples in Pennsylvania have the same right to prove a common law marriage... Read More
When Three (or More) is Not a Crowd: Poly Families & Pennsylvania Law
Polyamory is the practice of being in intimate relationships with more than one partner with the knowledge and consent of all partners. Poly families have... Read More
Pennsylvania Superior Court decision brings new rights to civil union couples
On December 28, 2016, the Pennsylvania Superior Court issued a unanimous opinion in Neyman v. Buckley holding that, “a Vermont civil union should be... Read More
Texas Court rules that sperm donor is entitled to parental rights and responsibilities
An appellate court in Texas recently found a known sperm donor to be the legal father of the child conceived and awarded... Read More