New York § 1400 - 1400Definitions
Full text of New York New York Consolidated Laws § 1400 — 1400Definitions, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1400. 1400Definitions
§ 1400. Definitions. As used in this section: (a) The definitions in section 581-102 of the family court act shall apply. (b) "Payment" means any type of monetary compensation or other valuable consideration including but not limited to a rebate, refund, commission, unearned discount, or profit by means of credit or other valuable consideration. (c) "Surrogacy program" does not include any party to a surrogacy agreement or any person licensed to practice law and representing a party to the surrogacy agreement, but does include and is not limited to any agency, agent, business, or individual engaged in, arranging, or facilitating transactions contemplated by a surrogacy agreement, regardless of whether such agreement ultimately comports with the requirements of part four of article five-C of the family court act.
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