NY S09316

Replaces gendered terms throughout New York family law, substituting "parentage" for "paternity" and "filiation," "parent" for "father" and "mother," "gestating parent" for "mother," and "alleged parent" for "putative father"

Amends multiple state laws including the Family Court Act, Domestic Relations Law, Social Services Law, Civil Practice Law, and Education Law to implement gender-neutral terminology

Updates definitions in Family Court Act Section 512 to include new terms such as "parentage," "parent," "alleged parent," "record," "spouse," and "state" while removing gendered definitions

Adds provisions recognizing children born through assisted reproduction, including references to acknowledgments signed by intended parents under Public Health Law Section 4135-b

Maintains all existing legal procedures and standards for establishing parentage, including genetic marker/DNA testing requirements showing at least 95% probability of parentage to create a rebuttable presumption