§ 581-201 — Judgment of parentage

§ 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.\n