Family Formation in a New Legal Landscape (04/07/26)

Family Formation in a New Legal Landscape: ART, Surrogacy, and Confirmatory Adoption Under the Equality for Every Family Act 

Topics and Speakers:
What is ART (Assisted Reproductive Technology)?
Heather E. Ross, Ross & Zuckerman, LLP
Nora Zuckerman, Ross & Zuckerman LLP

Equality for Every Family Act: History and Updates in ART
Heather E. Ross, Ross & Zuckerman, LLP
Nora Zuckerman, Ross & Zuckerman LLP

Equality for Every Family Act: History and Adoption Updates
Genie Miller Gillespie, Gillespie Law Group, LLC

Equality for Every Family Act: History and Parentage and Divorce Updates
Cailee J. Alderman, Kogut & Wilson, L.L.C.

Views and Procedures From the Bench
Hon. Maureen Ward Kirby, Presiding Judge, County Division, Circuit Court of Cook County

Additional Topic and Speaker TBA

Moderator,
Susan Fleming, Greenlight Faily Services; Vice Chair, CBA Adoption Law Committee

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