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LGBTQ Family Law Services

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Written by Olivia St. Clair Long, JD on 6.24.21

O. Long Law, LLC is a proudly woman- and LGBTQ-owned boutique law firm. Not only in June, but throughout the year, we are well-suited to handling the legal challenges that members of the LGBTQ community may face, especially in family law. Our Principal Attorney Olivia is a member of LAGBAC, Chicago’s LGBTQ+ Bar Association, as well as a member of the Illinois State Bar Association’s Standing Committee on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. We are available to assist in any number of family law situations, including:

  • Helping to convert a pre-2014 civil union to a marriage, including executing a post-nuptial agreement if desired;
  • Prenuptial agreements for couples who are not yet married;
  • Second-parent adoption, when one parent in the marriage is not biologically related to the child;
  • Surrogacy contracts, for those looking to start their family through a surrogate pregnancy;
  • Obtaining a divorce decree, including division of assets and allocation of parenting time;
  • Allocation of parenting time and division of assets for who couples who own property and have children together, but never married, and are now separating; and more.

Our Firm offers the full range of family law services that you may need, and we commit to handling your case with sensitivity and a unique understanding of the nuances that may make your situation different from those involving non-LGBTQ couples. Contact us today to request a consultation for any of your family law needs.

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