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How do you change your gender marker and name on your NC Birth Certificate if you are out of state?
North Carolina has this procedure streamlined so you just have to follow these ___ steps. You will first need a notarized letter from a physician stating that you have undergone “sex reassignment surgery” and stating the sex you were assigned…
Read MoreGestational Surrogacy Law Changes and Their Impact on Care in North Carolina
The legal landscape surrounding gestational surrogacy law in the United States is undergoing significant change, which could have a profound impact on the ability of individuals and families to access medical care, including in vitro fertilization (IVF) and surrogacy. In…
Read MoreOvum-Sharing / Shared Pregnancy
The attorneys at NicholsonPham have been successful in being the first to petition the court to legally recognize both same-sex, married parents as legal parents in an ovum sharing case. For lesbian couples enlarging their family in North Carolina, this…
Read MoreLove and Panic Chickens in the Time of Pandemics
Are you experiencing pandemic mood swings? Are you hoarding toilet paper? Or animal proteins? Have you become a prepper? Do you now own panic chickens? Have you thrown caution to the wind and elected to party in Daytona Beach? We…
Read MoreMilan’s client writes about his divorce and “Who Gets the Dog?”
Milan Pham’s client, Steven Petrow, writes about his divorce experience and the family dog for the New York Times Opinion Section. “I have some good news,” my divorce lawyer told me during our second consultation in her downtown Durham, N.C.,…
Read MoreSHARON THOMPSON INCLUDED IN BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA 2020
We are pleased to announce that Sharon Thompson has been named to the 2020 Best Lawyers in America Family Law section. Sharon has been included in Best Lawyers in America© continuously since 2016. In 2010, Sharon became the first attorney…
Read MoreSharon Thompson named to Best Lawyers in America 2018
We are pleased to announce that Sharon Thompson has been named to the 2018 Best Lawyers in America Family Law section. The 2018 list represents Best Lawyers 24th edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become…
Read MoreSharon Thompson Named to Best Lawyers in America 2017
We are pleased to announce that Sharon Thompson has been named to the 2017 Best Lawyers in America Family Law section. The 2017 list represents Best Lawyers 23rd edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become…
Read MoreSharon Thompson Named to Best Lawyers in America 2016
We are pleased to announce that Sharon Thompson has been named to the 2016 Best Lawyers in America Family Law section. The 2016 list represents Best Lawyers 22nd edition. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become…
Read MoreACLU’s FAQs About NC’s New Guidelines Regarding Birth Certificates for Children of Married Same-Sex Couples
The ACLU has issued a new fact sheet regarding birth certificates for children of married same-sex couples. The fact sheet answers questions such as: If we get a birth certificate that lists both of us as parents, does that establish…
Read MoreGay Birth Certificates
With some encouragement from outside sources, The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has established new policies that will allow married lesbians who give birth to a child to be listed on the child’s birth certificate. This…
Read MoreSharon Thompson Presents on Emerging Issues in Estate Planning and Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART)
As a part of its on-going series of continuing legal education for lawyers, the Estate Planning Section of the North Carolina Bar Association presented “New Frontiers: Emerging Issues in Estate Planning” on April 28. The program was designed to inform…
Read MoreFunding Criminal Defense
Meredith Nicholson posts reference to a recent letter to the editor: Brad Bannon is a friend and colleague who represents the best in the criminal defense bar – he is honest, thoughtful, creative, indomitable and fights like hell for his…
Read MoreSharon Thompson’s Career of Service Covered in the National Law Journal
Following decades of service toward equality, for women in the practice of law and for the LGBT community, Sharon’s efforts have been covered by the National Law Journal. Available only by subscription, the NLJ covers eight women attorneys from the…
Read MoreMilan Pham receives the 2014 Community Impact Award
The Durham law firm of NicholsonPham, PLLC, is proud to announce that partner, Milan Pham, is the recipient of the 2014 Community Impact Award, given annually by the LGBT Center of Raleigh. Milan was presented with the award at the…
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