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    Programs Member Practice Area Groups Family Law Institute

    Family Law Institute

    National Center for Lesbian Rights
    The National LGBTQ+ Bar Association and Foundation

    The LGBT Family Law Institute®, a joint venture of the LGBTQ+ Bar and the National Center for Lesbian Rights, allows experienced LGBTQ+ family law practitioners to share collective wisdom and to discuss cutting-edge legal strategies for representing members of the LGBTQ+ community.

    Visit our interactive Member Directory Map to find fellow FLI members!

    Become a member of the LGBT Family Law Institute® today! Members of FLI must become members of the National LGBTQ+ Bar Association. After applying to become a LGBT Family Law Institute® member and a member of the LGBTQ+ Bar, you will be contacted for an interview before your membership is confirmed. Please contact Judi O’Kelley (Chief Program & Policy Officer, National LGBTQ+ Bar) and Nesta Johnson (Family Law Staff Attorney, National Center for Lesbian Rights) if you have any questions regarding the membership process.

    Bill Singer, past director of the Family Law Institute, talks with Deborah Wald.
    Bill Singer, past director of the Family Law Institute, talks with Deborah Wald.
    Building Bridges: Manuel Rodenas of Madrid, Spain, attends the 2012 Family Law Institute in Washington, DC.
    Building Bridges: Manuel Rodenas of Madrid, Spain, attends the 2012 Family Law Institute in Washington, DC.

    The Family Law Institute® was founded in 2009 and meets every year at the LGBTQ+ Bar’s annual Lavender Law® Conference & Career Fair. In addition, all members are invited to an email listserv in which they can ask questions, give advice and simply communicate with fellow members. The LGBT Family Law Institute® gives participants an opportunity to network with lawyers from other states in order to build a cadre of family law practitioners throughout the country.

    Note on community listserv: FLI members began using Google Groups for their internal communications in October 2020. If you are an FLI member and are not part of the Google Group listserv, please email programs@lgbtqbar.org for assistance.

    Topics Covered Include:

    Family creation
    Assisted reproductive technology
    Ethics
    Interstate and international parentage issues
    Estate planning
    Collaborative law
    Transgender issues
    Dissolution of relationships
    Elder law
    Domestic Violence
    LGBTQ Youth

    Family Law Institute® Governance:

    International Committee Chair: William Singer

    LGBT Family Law Institute Australia
    LGBT Family Law Institute Central America
    LGBT Family Law Institute Europe
    The UK and Ireland LGBT+ Family Law Institute

    To learn more about our International Committees, please visit our Directory.

    Click here to read the Mission Statement and Membership Requirements for the LGBT Family Law Institute.
    Click here to read the Community Guidelines and Grievance Policy, Procedures, and Form for the LGBT Family Law Institute.
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