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Rumbold & Seidelman, LLP We have concentrated our practice in adoption and reproductive law for 30 years. Our emphasis is on personal attention to our clients.

We are one of the few New York law firms with a depth of knowledge and experience in the field of reproductive law. We are a small firm practicing exclusively in the area of adoption and reproductive law. We are members of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Society for Reproductive Medicine. Located in Westchester County, New York, we are admitted to practice in both New York and New Jersey. We have represented hundreds of clients to adopt or place their children with integrity and love. We also concentrate our practice in the evolving field of reproductive law and have counseled Intended Parents, Egg, S***m, Embryo Donors and Gestational Carriers in collaborative reproduction arrangements. In addition to our law practice, we are trained mediators and serve as mediators in the fields of Child Permanency and Parent Child Mediation. Our Philosophy:
Our law practice reflects our understanding that our work is first and foremost about creating families. We believe that our practice should be non-adversarial and cooperative. It should be dedicated to building secure family relationships that benefit all members of the adoption triad or participants in collaborative reproduction. Our experience as trained mediators provides us with the skills to make this happen. There are choices to make at every turn; it is our job to educate our clients so that they have the ability to make informed decisions. We understand our obligation to be accessible to our clients. We make a strong effort to insure that our clients always have a way of reaching us in the event there is the need for immediate action.

05/05/2026

NYAAFF’s Denise Seidelman received the AAAA Fellow of Distinction award for distinguishing herself in adoption and ART law.

05/03/2026

NYAAFF Attorneys Rebecca L. Mendel and Denise E. Seidelman presented a CLE at the New York Supreme Court Appellate Division for the Second Department on the topic of “The Complex Landscape of Surrogacy and Assisted Reproduction”

PLEASE SHARE THE NEWS ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW YORK FOREIGN BORN ADOPTEE BILL WHICH WILL ENABLE FOREIGN-BORN ADOPTEE...
11/26/2025

PLEASE SHARE THE NEWS ABOUT THE PASSAGE OF THE NEW YORK FOREIGN BORN ADOPTEE BILL WHICH WILL ENABLE FOREIGN-BORN ADOPTEES TO OBTAIN A NEW YORK BIRTH CERTIFICATE AT ANY AGE. Passage of this bill will make a huge difference in the lives of those adoptees previously unable to obtain a birth certificate either because they were adopted after age 18 or failed to request their birth certificate prior to their 18th birthday. Check out these two short videos - which I previouly posted but which illustrate the hardship foreign born adoptees experienced prior to passage of A-1944. https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FgARJAmL91NI%3Ffbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExNlJtNE1rSjE5Q2hyMThsTXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR6y74FBmtkA-vRnarfJHtKFg_IG1ESp0SG-5XoF1TU0n7iHRpCkpbrHGpII5Q_aem_IuTv9Nuv4DnVtcwneKyD0g&h=AT1UYqPUXi_-qSn4wOXjVKVGV_jQSyCdFqM3En53iPre3p-jfepYu3uwK_dp5sQMwtp5MozhFZiglpjahTvotH13_X1vRt-CLbJxBWlomtdGFtnta9434x2fgp3jhqUEKDZiwmjLo8hqAaJ5DZBslc55HIwy0w&__tn__=-UK-R&c[0]=AT3JweM9f-lc7lJXdrF0GyTBl1WgCpGEd8276w4OWW7KIAEihGo4LQJUTTUv77LrrQ_ESKuo0b3ayty3M78rVsy_c4PdfAOym5jr2s2cuPvwBVS-5ZkDoPRZpBvPXSSgLuGlQqoGP5r4Hvo7QFUdbUuXF8_UxHV1toAKgOU4sCGEsIYlUl7ItCAtLenS0L0lCI14EDVGHu3DVQnYced8ot_BdA

Imagine life if you couldn't get a birth certificate! That's the reality for many New York adoptees born outside of the United States. This video explains wh...

11/26/2025

🔊 NEW YORK LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 🔊

Thanks to NYAAFF, and especially Denise Seidelman and Maria-Alana Recine, Senate Bill SS3765 The Foreign Adoptee Birth Certificate Bill was just signed into law by Governor Hochul!

Now foreign-born persons, adopted abroad or domestically by New Yorkers, can obtain a New York birth certificate, regardless of their age. This fixes an inadvertent gap in the prior law which gave that right only to a “child,” i.e. those under the age of 18. As adoption attorneys, we are well aware of the challenges adoptees confront if they cannot prove their identity, particularly in these times. In fact, many foreign-born adoptees have suffered for years because they were unable to obtain a New York Birth Certificate. Please help us to spread the word so that those impacted know that this problem has been corrected. The passage of this legislation also proves that government can and will act responsibly to correct a flaw in existing law.

NYAAFF is proud of the role we play in drafting and gaining passage of this important and impactful legislation.

Please ask your State Assemblymembers and Senators to support A1944 and S3765 to make a simple fix to existing law so th...
05/09/2025

Please ask your State Assemblymembers and Senators to support A1944 and S3765 to make a simple fix to existing law so that foreign‑born adoptees can obtain a Certificate of Birth Data (the equivalent of a birth certificate) after turning 18. You'll understand the importance of this legislation if you watch these two very short videos.
Lianne’s Story: https://youtu.be/gARJAmL91NI

Bernice and Joe’s Story: https://youtu.be/lOR5xscyXu4

Melissa

This video explains why it’s so important to allow all New York adoptees born outside of the United States and regardless of their age at the time of the req...

06/17/2024

The above link is to a podcast for the capital press room where I discussed the recently passed legislation amending the child parent security act. The legal and fertility rights advocacy communities are thrilled that this bill finally passed the NY senate and Assembly. We’re still waiting for the Governor’s signature but we’re optimistic that her signature will be shortcoming . New York’s parentage laws just got a whole lot better. Thank you Senator Holyman and Assembly member Paulin for your hard work and dedication to this important issue.

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