Legislation
SECTION 581-603
Independent legal counsel
Family Court Act (FCT) CHAPTER 686, ARTICLE 5-C, PART 6
§ 581-603. Independent legal counsel. A person acting as surrogate,
and the spouse of the person acting as surrogate, if applicable, has the
right to be represented from the initiation of the contractual process
and throughout the duration of the surrogacy agreement by independent
legal counsel of their own choosing who is licensed to practice law in
the state of New York, to be paid for by the intended parent or parents.
and the spouse of the person acting as surrogate, if applicable, has the
right to be represented from the initiation of the contractual process
and throughout the duration of the surrogacy agreement by independent
legal counsel of their own choosing who is licensed to practice law in
the state of New York, to be paid for by the intended parent or parents.