N.Y. Public Health Law § 4135: Birth certificate; child born out of wedlock

§ 4135. Birth certificate; child born out of wedlock. 1. (a) There

shall be no specific statement on the birth certificate as to whether

the child is born in wedlock or out of wedlock or as to the marital name

or status of the mother.

(b) The phrase "child born out of wedlock" when used in this article,

refers to a child whose father is not its mother's husband.

2. The name of the alleged father of a child born out of wedlock shall

not be entered on the certificate of birth prior to filing without (i)

an acknowledgment of parentage pursuant to section one hundred eleven-k

of the social services law or section four thousand one hundred

thirty-five-b of this article executed by both the mother and alleged

father, and filed with the record of birth; or (ii) notification having

been received by, or proper proof having been filed with, the record of

birth by the clerk of a court of competent jurisdiction or the parents,

or their attorneys of a judgment, order or decree relating to parentage.

3. Orders relating to parentage shall be held confidential by the

commissioner and shall not be released or otherwise divulged except by

order of a court of competent jurisdiction.