Presented by Mary Pat Byrn (she/her)
This session will give an overview of the impact of same-sex marriage on a variety of legal issues relevant to queer families including: Divorce and Separation Agreements; Prenuptial and Cohabitation Agreements; Custody; Co-Parent Adoptions; Known Donor Agreements and Reciprocal IVF; Estate Planning and Probate; and Name and Gender Marker Changes.
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Mary Pat Byrn (she/her)
Mary Pat has been a Partner with Viitala Byrn & Ives, and its predecessor, Viitala Law Office, for five years, practicing primarily in the areas of estate planning and family law. Prior to joining the law firm, Mary Pat was a professor and Associate Dean at Mitchell Hamline School of Law and a professor at the University of Minnesota Law School. Mary Pat has written extensively in the areas of constitutional law and family law; with a particular focus on the rights of parents and children in nontraditional families.