Abbie E. Goldberg and Adam P. Romero, editors Oxford University Press, 2019 s many attorneys and mediators have learned, helping LGBTQ partners and parents end their intimate relationships requires specific knowledge and preparation concerning language, children, and power imbalances. LGBTQ relationships today usually do not conform to the models of heteronormative families, with partners and children often connected in new, diverse ways. Navigating the different legal cultures-and the differences between state and federal law-adds additional challenges.

The editors of this collection of essays bring an interdisciplinary approach to the topic. Abbie E. Goldberg is a Professor of psychology at Clark University in Worchester, Massachusetts, and Adam P. Romero is a Lecturer in law at the UCLA School of Law and the Arnold D. Kassoy Scholar of Law and Director of Legal Scholarship at the Williams Institute, a public-policy research organization based at UCLA's law school that focuses on sexual orientation and gender identity issues.