LGBTQIA+ Law Practice
Thoughtful, inclusive legal counsel providing estate planning, relationship protection, name change support, and parentage security for Michigan families.
Empowerment & Legal Security for LGBTQIA+ Individuals & Families
Bassett Murray Law Group, PLLC has a long-standing commitment to serving the LGBTQIA+ community with warm, authoritative legal representation. We understand the nuanced legal, social, and family considerations that affect LGBTQIA+ individuals, couples, and parents.
Whether you need to secure parentage rights for your children, ensure your partner has undisputed medical surrogate authority, manage legal name changes, or structure a living trust to protect non-traditional family structures, our attorneys provide rigorous, compassionate solutions.
Key Protection Directives
- Partner Healthcare Authority: Guaranteeing full hospital visitation and medical decision-making rights.
- Confirmatory Adoption: Permanent, legal court-ordered parental security for non-gestational parents.
- Living Trusts & Inheritance: Protecting chosen beneficiaries and insulating assets from outside challenge.
- Legal Name Changes: Efficient probate court representation for updating legal identity documents.
Tailored Legal Solutions for LGBTQIA+ Clients
Inclusive Estate & Healthcare Planning
Creating durable financial powers of attorney, patient advocate designations, living trusts, and hospital visitation designations specifically tailored to protect LGBTQIA+ partners and chosen family.
Co-Parenting & Legal Family Protections
Securing parental rights through confirmatory (second-parent) adoptions, parentage orders, and co-parenting agreements to safeguard both parents' relationships with their children.
Legal Name & Gender Marker Changes
Guiding clients through Michigan probate court petitions for legal name changes and updating state and federal identity documents smoothly and discreetly.
Relationship & Cohabitation Agreements
Drafting custom domestic partnership or non-marital property agreements detailing asset ownership, shared household obligations, and dissolution contingencies.
How We Protect Your Family & Rights
Welcoming Initial Consultation
We discuss your family structure, partnership dynamics, children, and specific privacy or legal protection priorities.
Comprehensive Legal Strategy
Develop tailored legal instruments—including trusts, patient advocate designations, co-parenting deeds, or name change filings—crafted to withstand legal challenge.
Document Review & Precision Drafting
Review draft documents together, ensuring explicit recognition of partners, chosen guardians, and family directives.
Formal Signing & Court Filings
Execute legal documents in our office or file required name change / parentage petitions in Michigan probate court.
Ongoing Family Legal Support
Provide lifetime support as your family grows, moves, or statutory legal protections evolve in Michigan or federally.
Frequently Asked Questions About LGBTQIA+ Law
Related Practice Areas
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Tell Us How We Can Help With Your LGBTQIA+ Legal Needs
Connect with our experienced Ann Arbor and Petoskey attorneys to protect your relationship, family, and assets.