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N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 581-401

N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 581-401 - Surrogacy agreement authorized (2026)

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**N.Y. Fam. Ct. Act § 581-401. Surrogacy agreement authorized.** § 581-401. Surrogacy agreement authorized. (a) If eligible under this article to enter into a surrogacy agreement, a person acting as surrogate, the spouse of the person acting as surrogate, if applicable, and the intended parent or parents may enter into a surrogacy agreement which will be enforceable provided the surrogacy agreement meets the requirements of this article. (b) A surrogacy agreement shall not apply to the birth of a child conceived by means of sexual intercourse, or where the person acting as surrogate contributed the egg used in conception. (c) A surrogacy agreement may provide for payment of compensation under part five of this article.