{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-201","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 581-201","heading":"Judgment of parentage","body":"§ 581-201. Judgment of parentage. (a) A civil proceeding may be\nmaintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child under the\ncircumstances set forth in this article. This proceeding is governed by\nthe civil practice law and rules.\n  (b) A judgment of parentage may be issued prior to birth but shall not\nbecome effective until the birth of the child.\n  (c) A petition for a judgment of parentage or nonparentage of a child\nconceived through assisted reproduction may be initiated by (1) a child,\nor (2) a parent, or (3) a participant, or (4) a person with a claim to\nparentage, or (5) social services official or other governmental agency\nauthorized by other law, or (6) a representative authorized by law to\nact for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a\nproceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor, in order to\nlegally establish the child-parent relationship of either a child born\nthrough assisted reproduction under part three of this article or a\nchild born pursuant to a surrogacy agreement under part four of this\narticle.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5-C. Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements","Part 2. Judgment of Parentage"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/581-201","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"25e1f2917edf2bbfe45ed5e3c88335683c33c33d24ac31a04a872d259a80c04c","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-102","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-202"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}