N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 581-201

**N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 581-201. Judgment of parentage.** (a) A civil proceeding may be maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child under the circumstances set forth in this article. This proceeding is governed by the civil practice law and rules. (b) A judgment of parentage may be issued prior to birth but shall not become effective until the birth of the child. (c) A petition for a judgment of parentage or nonparentage of a child conceived through assisted reproduction may be initiated by (1) a child, or (2) a parent, or (3) a participant, or (4) a person with a claim to parentage, or (5) social services official or other governmental agency authorized by other law, or (6) a representative authorized by law to act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor, in order to legally establish the child-parent relationship of either a child born through assisted reproduction under part three of this article or a child born pursuant to a surrogacy agreement under part four of this article.