{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-401","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 581-401","heading":"Surrogacy agreement authorized","body":"§ 581-401. Surrogacy agreement authorized. (a) If eligible under this\narticle to enter into a surrogacy agreement, a person acting as\nsurrogate, the spouse of the person acting as surrogate, if applicable,\nand the intended parent or parents may enter into a surrogacy agreement\nwhich will be enforceable provided the surrogacy agreement meets the\nrequirements of this article.\n  (b) A surrogacy agreement shall not apply to the birth of a child\nconceived by means of sexual intercourse, or where the person acting as\nsurrogate contributed the egg used in conception.\n  (c) A surrogacy agreement may provide for payment of compensation\nunder part five of this article.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5-C. Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements","Part 4. Surrogacy Agreement"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/581-401","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"24ba4667c9a1153211b516fa94443219f10dcf41ecd200b0957ada523accb434","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-307","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}