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The 2017 Uniform Parentage Act: Meeting the Needs of Families and Children

Published: Nov. 3, 2021, 9 a.m.

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This edition of On Location comes to you from locations of Boston, Massachusetts; Denver, Colorado; and Anchorage, Alaska.  Your host, Tim Lightner (Alaska Child Support Services Division) has an engaging conversation with Patience (Polly) Crozier and Diane Potts.  Polly is the Senior Staff Attorney with the GLAD\\u2019s GLBTQ Legal Advocates and Defenders, and Diane Potts is the Vice President of Child Support and Workforce Services at PublicKnowledge.  You may remember hearing Polly present at the 2021 NCSEA Policy Forum, in the plenary titled:  "Parentage 2.0:  Breaking Down Barriers for Same Sex Families.\\u201d  Today they have a conversation on the Uniform Parentage Act (UPA), it\\u2019s history and significance, including voluntary parentage agreements.  They discuss the benefits to establish parentage for children, the adoption of the UPA by states, acknowledgement by the federal government, and the implications and importance to child support programs and the families that we serve.

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