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N.J. Stat. § 9:17-70: Definitions relative to establishing legal parentage.

2.	As used in this act:
"Assisted reproduction" means medical procedures to facilitate human reproduction that involve human gametes or pre-embryos, including, but not limited to artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfers and similar procedures. The term shall not include the use of assisted reproduction in connection with a gestational carrier agreement pursuant to the "New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act," P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60 et al.).
"Co-parent" means an individual who is the current or former partner in civil union or the current or former spouse of a natural parent or person treated in State law as a legal parent of a child conceived through the use of assisted reproduction and born during the civil union or marriage, and who may not be a biological parent of that child. The term "co-parent" shall refer to either a natural parent or a person treated in State law as a legal parent of the child, the current or former partner in civil union or the current or former spouse of the natural parent or person treated in State law as a legal parent, or both, provided that both individuals are named on the child's birth certificate as parents and a court has issued an order of parentage pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.323 (C.9:17-71). "Co-parent" shall not include an intended parent pursuant to the "New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act," P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60 et al.).
L.2019, c.323, s.2.

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TITLE 9 CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS

2. As used in this act:

"Assisted reproduction" means medical procedures to facilitate human reproduction that involve human gametes or pre-embryos, including, but not limited to artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfers and similar procedures. The term shall not include the use of assisted reproduction in connection with a gestational carrier agreement pursuant to the "New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act," P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60 et al.).

"Co-parent" means an individual who is the current or former partner in civil union or the current or former spouse of a natural parent or person treated in State law as a legal parent of a child conceived through the use of assisted reproduction and born during the civil union or marriage, and who may not be a biological parent of that child. The term "co-parent" shall refer to either a natural parent or a person treated in State law as a legal parent of the child, the current or former partner in civil union or the current or former spouse of the natural parent or person treated in State law as a legal parent, or both, provided that both individuals are named on the child's birth certificate as parents and a court has issued an order of parentage pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2019, c.323 (C.9:17-71). "Co-parent" shall not include an intended parent pursuant to the "New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act," P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60 et al.).

L.2019, c.323, s.2.

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