New York Statutes
§ 581-603 — Independent legal counsel
New York·Law FCT Family Court Act·Part 6 Surrogates' Bill of Rights·Art. 5-C Judgments of Parentage of Children Conceived Through Assisted Reproduction or Pursuant to Surrogacy Agreements
§ 581-603. Independent legal counsel. A person acting as surrogate,\nand the spouse of the person acting as surrogate, if applicable, has the\nright to be represented from the initiation of the contractual process\nand throughout the duration of the surrogacy agreement by independent\nlegal counsel of their own choosing who is licensed to practice law in\nthe state of New York, to be paid for by the intended parent or parents.\n
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Nearby Sections
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§ 581-101
Purpose§ 581-102
Definitions§ 581-201
Judgment of parentage§ 581-203
Proceeding for judgment of parentage of a child conceived pursuant to a surrogacy agreement§ 581-205
Inspection of records§ 581-301
Scope of article§ 581-302
Status of donor§ 581-304
Consent to assisted reproduction