June marks the celebration of Pride month, a time to honour the LGBTQ+ community and celebrate the progress made towards inclusion and equality. We are proud and committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace for our employees. We are also proud to support the LGBTQ+ community in Oxfordshire and the Cotswolds through our expertise and specialised services.
How does Hedges Law supports the LGBTQ+ community?
1. Family Law
The journey to parenthood is one of love, intention, and careful planning. While paths to becoming a parent may differ from traditional routes, securing legal parenthood from the outset is paramount. It ensures your family’s foundation is legally robust, defining responsibilities, rights, and a lifelong connection between parents and child.
At Hedges Law, we understand the unique considerations for LGBTQ+ family building. We provide compassionate, expert legal guidance that ensures your parental rights are fully recognized and protected.
2. Wills, Trusts and Probate
LGBTQ+ couples who have children may have pursued fertility treatment or commissioned surrogacy, donor conception or co-parenting arrangements. In which case, unless your will is carefully worded, your children may not benefit. This also applies to financial arrangements like pensions and/or Death in Service benefits at work. Our experts in our Private Wealth team will highlight some key elements that members of the LGBTQ+ community should consider when writing their Wills or when Estate Planning.
3. Dispute Resolution
The LGBTQ+ community are at a risk of experiencing discrimination in their day-to-day life. While certain acts of discrimination may be criminal, there are also cases which are of a civil nature, and which can result in a legal dispute. This can include being turned away by a business or being declined a service due to sexual orientation.
Our experts in our Dispute Resolution Team can advise on all aspects of civil litigation with specific consideration for the LGBTQ+ community.
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We offer specialist LGBTQ+ advice. Our experienced team believe that everyone deserves access to legal advice in a supportive and safe environment and we are proud to be a LGBT+ friendly law firm.
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