Same-Sex Couples

When a gay or lesbian couple breaks up, many of the issues are similar to those for any couple.  Who will keep the dining room set the couple picked out together during happier times?  How will we share parenting of our son or daughter, when one of us is the biological parent and the other the adoptive parent, or has no formal status? 

Same-sex couples are often burdened with additional complexities when they separate.  When extended family members have never been supportive of the relationship, it can be especially lonely and painful.  The law does not provide the same protections and guidelines for dividing property, leaving some couples feeing unanchored when they most need direction.

Ms. Zinner has worked with many gay and lesbian couples, and understands the issues involved.  An empathic mediator can enable you to make the best of a difficult situation, and can write a Memorandum of Understanding based on the decisions you make together in mediation.