N.Y. Family Court Act § 581-201: Judgment of parentage

§ 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.