Bill > A08382

This bill amends various New York laws to replace gender-specific terms like "father," "mother," and "paternity" with gender-neutral language such as "parent," "gestating parent," "non-gestating parent," and "parentage." The changes aim to modernize legal terminology and ensure inclusivity in family court proceedings, including those related to establishing legal parent-child relationships, child support, and custody. The bill also makes conforming amendments to reflect these terminology changes across numerous statutes, including the Family Court Act, Domestic Relations Law, Social Services Law, and others, ensuring consistency in how parentage is legally defined and addressed.