Ep. 49: A Conversation About What LGBTQ+ & Polyamorous People Should Know About Family Law with Diana Adams

 Diana Adams Bio Diana Adams (they/them) is the Founder and Principal of Diana Adams Law & Mediation, PLLC. Diana founded this boutique LGBTQ family law and mediation firm, based in New York City and Frankfurt, Germany, serving primarily same-sex couples and non-nuclear families. Diana is passionately dedicated to helping form healthy, stable families, whether between same-sex couples, platonic co-parents, polyamorous families, or different-sex couples, by facilitating conversations that support the creation of clear personal agreements, as well as solid legal agreements to protect their families. Diana is proud to be one of the New York State representatives for the selective national organization of leaders on LGBTQ family law, the LBGT Family Law Institute of The National LGBT Bar Association. Diana is a proud member of The LGBTQI Family Professionals of New York, a NY collective of LGBTQI attorneys, mediators, mental health professionals, and financial professionals, who often work together in the collaborative process to support families without court intervention. Diana speaks internationally about LGBTQI parenting, marriage alternatives, and the evolving structure of the family. Diana does frequent law school teaching, most recently as an Adjunct Law Professor at Cornell Law School teaching LGBTQ Family Law, and as a frequent guest lecturer at Harvard law School. Diana is frequently interviewed as an expert on LGBTQ and nontraditional family structures, with interviews in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Atlantic, Huffington Post, New York Magazine and many more, and on TV’s The View, and MTV, among others. Diana was recently named Director of the newly formed Euro LGBT Family Law Institute, bringing together leaders on LGBTQ family issues across Europe.   Hey everyone! Welcome to today’s episode of the Wright Conversations Podcast! For today’s episode, I’m joined by Diana Adams to talk about how they got into this work, and the legal aspects of the non-nuclear family. We also talk about domestic partnerships, the benefits of legal marriage, and they share the exciting developments in family law. Let’s delve in!   In this Episode You’ll Learn: [02:08] A bit about Diana. [03:02] What we should know about Diana’s work. [06:02] Why US Law needs to expand beyond the nuclear family. [08:29] Why Diana got into this. [11:19] The benefits of being legally married. [18:53] Domestic partnerships. [26:08] What LGBTQ+ and polyamorous people need to know about family law. [31:57] Diana’s message to allies.   Quotes: “We are stronger together.” [05:55] “We’re in a moment in which there’s a possibility for change.” [07:39] “We don’t have to keep doing what we’ve done before just because it’s the way we’ve always done it.” [16:28] “Be involved in this movement to expand our rights.” [31:47]   Connect with Diana Adams Website:            dianaadamslaw.net. Twitter:              @DianaAdamsEsq.   Connect with Rachel Wright Website:            https://rachelwrightnyc.com Instagram:          @thewright_rachel Twitter:              @thewrightrachel   Resources Chosen Family Law Center. Diana’s TED Talk. The LGBTQ+ Bar. Polyamory Legal Advocacy Coalition.   Get 20% OFF Your First Order at The Honey Pot! Use Promo Code: Rachel20   WIN A FREE INTIMACY AFTER DARK DECK!   Get 30% OFF the NEW After Dark Deck! Use Promo Code: Rachel   Get your Zumio Discount!   Call to Action Please, if you love this episode, share it with your friends and others. To help this podcast grow, please leave a review, and don’t forget to subscribe.