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    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.