Chosen Family Archives - Lars Kushner

April 10, 2026

April 10, 2026

Lars Kushner Recognized by Lawyers of Distinction for Third Consecutive Year

Imagine spending years building a life with someone you love, only to discover that the law does not automatically protect the family you have created together. For same-sex couples, unmarried partners, and chosen families across California, that fear is not hypothetical. It is the reason estate planning matters so deeply, […]

March 30, 2026

Your Family Doesn’t Fit in a Box — Your Estate Plan Shouldn’t Either

Your Family Doesn’t Fit in a Box — Your Estate Plan Shouldn’t Either Picture this: Your partner of 15 years is in the hospital, unconscious. The doctor needs to know whether to proceed with a risky surgery. You step forward — and are turned away. Not because you don’t love […]

February 23, 2026

Why LGBTQ Individuals Can’t Afford to Wait on Estate Planning

Imagine this: Your partner of 15 years is rushed to the hospital. You race to the emergency room, heart pounding — only to be turned away from their bedside because, in the eyes of the law, you’re a stranger. Their estranged family, people they haven’t spoken to in years, suddenly […]