On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Jan 14, 2021 | LGBTQ Law
Domestic violence has been on the rise among the transgender community in 2020 and into 2021. On top of that, there is still job discrimination and discrimination against them for being a part of the LGBTQ+ community. In June of 2020, a landmark ruling from the United...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Dec 3, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
As someone who is part of the LGBTQ+ community, it may be your wish to change your name. You may even want to change your gender and name along with it. It is a good idea to change your gender marker along with your name change if you are at that stage of your...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Nov 3, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
As an LGBT+ couple, you want to look at how your differences might still work against you. The United States finally recognized the right for LGBT+ couples to marry several years ago, but there are still many people who have suffered from personal, financial and...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Oct 7, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
Same-sex couples can get married legally just like heterosexual couples. While this is a wonderful change to previous laws, the world is still playing catch-up in many cases. As such, estate planning strategies that work well for heterosexual couples might not be as...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Sep 4, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
If you are an LGBTQ person, you have likely suffered harassment and discrimination at some point. It may well have happened in your workplace. For many years, some employers have felt free to discriminate against LGBTQ employees because the law did not specifically...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Aug 25, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
In the past few years, with the mass legalization of LGBTQ marriage, same-sex couples have begun tying the knot more often. One of the positive side-effects of this is that it can help them if one has a medical emergency. If only direct family members are allowed to...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Jul 31, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
Adoption is often the simplest way for people in the LGBT+ community to expand their families. Although there are some couples in the LGBT+ community that have the opportunity to conceive and carry biological children related to both partners, many other LGBT couples...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Jul 15, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
Now that members of the LGBTQ community have the right to marry all over the United States, there has been a bit of a shift in the way that these rights are viewed, especially by the younger generations. There is a higher level of acceptance and some of the...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Jul 3, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
You and your partner work hard to ensure that your children have what they need. While you’re planning for their future, you have a plan to create that might not be all that pleasant. You need to determine who will raise the children if you pass away. For a same-sex...
On behalf of NextLevel Law, P.C. by Daniel R. Hernandez, Esq | Jun 23, 2020 | LGBTQ Law
Splitting up from your partner is a difficult situation to be in, but it becomes even more complex when there are children involved. The child custody process shouldn’t be that much different than it would be in opposite-sex divorces but there are some challenges that...