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N.Y. Family Court Act § 581-401: Surrogacy agreement authorized

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  1. Family Court Act
  2. Article 5-C. Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements
  3. Part 4. Surrogacy Agreement

§ 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.

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