Philadelphia Gay News

Parentage laws could soon change in Pennsylvania

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“Pennsylvania doesn’t have any statute regarding parentage,” explained Rebecca Nayak, an LGBTQ+ attorney and parent who specializes in parenting concerns and other family matters at Jerner Law Group.

“We just don’t have a law. It’s not even that our law is out of date,” she added. “We have never had a parentage law in Pennsylvania — defining who a parent is.” Read more.