In a case of apparent first impression in New York, a Long Island magistrate has upheld a California judgment of paternity for twins conceived pursuant to the terms of a gestational surrogacy contract.
Family Court Support Magistrate Rachel J. Parisi in Suffolk County ruled that the U.S. Constitution’s full faith and credit clause trumps New York’s public policy barring surrogacy contracts—i.e., contracts in which a woman agrees to become pregnant and deliver a child for others.
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