{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-701","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Family Court Act § 581-701","heading":"Remedial","body":"§ 581-701. Remedial. This legislation is hereby declared to be a\nremedial statute and is to be construed liberally to secure the\nbeneficial interests and purposes thereof for the best interests of the\nchild.","path":["Family Court Act","Article 5-C. Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements","Part 7. Miscellaneous Provisions"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/FCT/581-701","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"73839e7010d0e5195c5e5b028d0f37fa94edc9b9224cf5dd26667d13d6fa0be6","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-607","next":"us-ny/n.y.-family-court-act-581-702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}