Relates to the legal rights of children conceived after the death of a parent through artificial means including, but not limited to in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination; recognizes such child under New York law as the heir of that parent; permits such child to be eligible to receive any benefits or recognition that such child would receive under the law under normal circumstances of birth.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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6072
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 24, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. COOK, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, SCARBOROUGH, V. LOPEZ,
McENENY, PHEFFER -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENJAMIN, BOYLAND,
CYMBROWITZ, GALEF, TOWNS, WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation to
recognizing the legal rights of children conceived after death to
inherit
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph (a) of section 1-2.10 of the estates, powers and
2 trusts law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 3 to read as follows:
3 (3) The term "issue" shall also include children conceived and born
4 after the death of a parent through artificial methods including, but
5 not limited to, in vitro fertilization and artificial insemination.
6 § 2. Paragraph (a) of section 2-1.3 of the estates, powers and trusts
7 law is amended by adding a new subparagraph 4 to read as follows:
8 (4) Children conceived and born alive after such disposition becomes
9 effective.
10 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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