{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-61","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 9:17-61","heading":"Purpose.","body":"2.\tPurpose.\na.\tThe Legislature finds and declares that gestational carrier agreements executed pursuant to this act are in accord with the public policy of this State.\nb.\tIt is the intent and purpose of the Legislature to:\n(1)\tEstablish consistent standards and procedural safeguards to promote the best interests of the children who will be born as a result of gestational carrier agreements executed pursuant to P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60 et al.);\n(2)\tProtect all parties involved in gestational carrier agreements executed pursuant to P.L.2018, c.18 (C.9:17-60 et al.); and\n(3)\tRecognize the technological advances in assisted reproductive medicine in ways that allow the use of these advances by intended parents and gestational carriers according to the public policy of New Jersey.\nL.2018, c.18, s.2.","path":["TITLE 9 CHILDREN--JUVENILE AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS COURTS"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"53d0f759a388146dda0b5f96e892dee8ad940266a76bc49651cb7e469568bfbf","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-60","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-9-17-62"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}