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Transgender legal issues and family law in the U.S.

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Date:16 NOV 2018
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K. Mitchell Kelling
Family law attorney

How to deal with identity, marriage, parenting and divorce


Transgender women and men, and the families who love them, face legal issues unique to them. Simply obtaining the correct legal ID can be more of a challenge. Important life events, including marriage, becoming a parent or separating from a partner, can have an extra layer of complexity for transgender folks.

K. Mitchell Kelling, with Horack Talley in Charlotte, North Caroline, looks at how to navigate the laws in North Carolina as a transgender woman or man.

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