§ 581-201. Judgment of parentage. (a) A civil proceeding may be
maintained to adjudicate the parentage of a child under the
circumstances set forth in this article. This proceeding is governed by
the civil practice law and rules.

(b) A judgment of parentage may be issued prior to birth but shall not
become effective until the birth of the child.

(c) A petition for a judgment of parentage or nonparentage of a child
conceived through assisted reproduction may be initiated by (1) a child,
or (2) a parent, or (3) a participant, or (4) a person with a claim to
parentage, or (5) social services official or other governmental agency
authorized by other law, or (6) a representative authorized by law to
act for an individual who would otherwise be entitled to maintain a
proceeding but who is deceased, incapacitated, or a minor, in order to
legally establish the child-parent relationship of either a child born
through assisted reproduction under part three of this article or a
child born pursuant to a surrogacy agreement under part four of this
article.