Thanks to the Child-Parent Security Act (CPSA) which became effective in 2021, New York became the 48th state in the United States to legalizecommercial surrogacy.If you choose to establish legal parental rights through assisted reproductive technology (ART) in the Empire State, here are the legal requirements for pursuing a surrogate located in New York: The parties need to have separate independent counsel of their own choosing throughout the surrogacy agreement drafting an