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Legal Updates and Insights for Non-Traditional Families
Navigating the Legal Landscape of California’s Three Parent Law
The “three-parent law” in California represents a landmark step toward legal recognition of multi-parent families, recognizing the critical need to protect children from the trauma of being separated from a parent. However, the legal landscape remains complex, and the new law has yet to be applied to families with more than three parents.
Beyond “I Do”: Why Cohabitation Agreements are Essential for Non-Traditional Families
Have you ever finished a romantic dinner with your partners, leaned over the table, and whispered invitingly, “Sweeties, we should think about creating a cohabitation agreement?” Probably not. But for folks who live together and aren’t married, a cohabitation agreement is a great way to document both how you run your household now and also how you might want to handle future changes, such as having children, adding partners, retiring, or de-escalating a romantic relationship.