§ 4135-b. Voluntary acknowledgments of parentage. 1. (a) Immediately\npreceding or following the in-hospital birth of a child to an unmarried\nperson or to a person who gave birth to a child conceived through\nassisted reproduction, the person in charge of such hospital or his or\nher designated representative shall provide to the unmarried person who\ngave birth to the child and the alleged genetic parent, if such alleged\ngenetic parent is readily identifiable and available, or to the person\nwho gave birth and the other intended parent of a child conceived\nthrough assisted reproduction if such person is readily identifiable and\navailable, the documents and written instructions necessary for such\nperson or to a person who gave birth to a child conceived through\nassisted reproduction and alleged persons to complete an acknowledgment\nof parentage witnessed by two persons not related to the signatory. Such\nacknowledgment, if signed by both parties, at any time following the\nbirth of a child, shall be filed with the registrar at the same time at\nwhich the certificate of live birth is filed, if possible, or anytime\nthereafter. Nothing herein shall be deemed to require the person in\ncharge of such hospital or his or her designee to seek out or otherwise\nlocate an alleged genetic parent or intended parent of a child conceived\nthrough assisted reproduction who is not readily identifiable or\navailable.\n (b) The following persons may sign an acknowledgment of parentage to\nestablish the parentage of the child:\n (i) An unmarried person who gave birth to the child and another person\nwho is a genetic parent.\n (ii) A married or unmarried person who gave birth to the child and\nanother person who is an intended parent under section 581-303 of the\nfamily court act of a child conceived through assisted reproduction.\n (c) An acknowledgment of parentage shall be in a record signed by the\nperson who gave birth to the child and by either the genetic parent\nother than the person who gave birth to the child or a person who is a\nparent under section 581-303 of the family court act of the child\nconceived through assisted reproduction.\n (d) An acknowledgment of parentage is void if, at the time of signing,\nany of the following are true:\n (i) A person other than the signatories is a presumed parent of the\nchild under section twenty-four of the domestic relations law;\n (ii) A court has entered a judgment of parentage of the child;\n (iii) Another person has signed a valid acknowledgment of parentage\nwith regard to the child;\n (iv) The child has a parent under section 581-303 of the family court\nact other than the signatories;\n (v) A signatory is a gamete donor under section 581-302 of the family\ncourt act;\n (vi) The acknowledgment is signed by a person who asserts that they\nare a parent under section 581-303 of the family court act of a child\nconceived through assisted reproduction, but the child was not conceived\nthrough assisted reproduction.\n (e) The acknowledgment shall be executed on a form provided by the\ncommissioner developed in consultation with the commissioner of the\noffice of temporary and disability assistance, which shall: (i) include\nthe social security number of the signatories; (ii) provide in plain\nlanguage (A) a statement by the person who gave birth to the child\nconsenting to the acknowledgment of parentage and a statement that the\nother signatory is the only possible other genetic parent or that the\nother signatory is an intended parent and the child was conceived\nthrough assisted reproduction, (B) a statement by the, alleged genetic\nparent, if any, that he or she is the genetic parent of the child, and\n(C) a statement that the signing of the acknowledgment of parentage by\nboth parties shall have the same force and effect as an order of\nparentage or filiation entered after a court hearing by a court of\ncompetent jurisdiction, including an obligation to provide support f
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