LGBT Legal Issues
Silber, Perlman, Sigman & Tilev has a deep and broad sensitivity and expertise in legal counseling and advocacy for the specialized needs of LGBT individuals and families, across diverse areas of legal concerns. For example, our lawyers create legal documents to protect the rights of unmarried couples; represent gays and lesbians coming out of marriages, protect the rights of LGBT parents in custody and visitation disputes; confront discrimination in employment; resolve problems in the criminal system; mitigate bias in educational institutions; assist with procuring federal security clearance, design estate plans, arrange adoptions, and secure second parent (same-sex) adoptions.
Our clients in the LGBT community often call us their “lawyers for life” as they come back when different legal issues arise for themselves, their loved ones and their friends.
Family Creation and Protection
We help our clients establish legally recognizable relationships using documents such as domestic partnership agreements, powers of attorney, health care advance directives, home ownership and living together agreements, and wills and trusts.
Adoption
We help single clients and domestic partners with domestic and international adoptions. We have extensive experience with second parent adoptions, which ensures that both members of a domestic partnership have equal parental rights.
Break-ups
We provide individual representation and mediation services to clients terminating a domestic partnership. We have extensive knowledge of all issues that arise during breakups, including property division, child custody, visitation, and support, and ongoing financial support.
Related Links
- Lambda Legal
- National Center for Lesbian Rights (NCLR)
- Equality Maryland
- Equality Virginia
- Human Rights Campaign (HRC)
- Rainbow Families DC
- GAYlaw
- American Civil Liberties Union