LGBTQ+ Legal Planning: Protecting Your Rights if Marriage Equality Is Overturned (Ep. 30)

10/07/2025 46 min
LGBTQ+ Legal Planning: Protecting Your Rights if Marriage Equality Is Overturned (Ep. 30)

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In this episode, Michelle Gessner, CFP®, welcomes attorney Lorie Burch for an important conversation on estate planning for LGBTQ+ families, especially in Texas. Lorie shares her personal experience with reciprocal IVF and the surprising legal reality that birth certificates alone don’t guarantee parental rights. They explore why second-parent adoption is essential and how shifting laws—like …

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