On February 16, 2021, the Governor enacted the Child-Parent Security Act (“the Act”) through emergency regulations, legalizing compensated gestational surrogacy in New York State.
With gestational surrogacy, a surrogate...more
On December 15, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo signed long-awaited changes to the New York State Power of Attorney law. The changes are intended to make the power of attorney easier to use, provide a framework for acceptance or...more
New York now permits remote witnessing of certain documents and expands standby guardian designations.
Executive Order 202.14, dated April 7, 2020, amends several New York laws regulating the witnessing of documents to...more
The current health crisis has highlighted the need for many people to put their affairs in order. The New York State Government is doing its part to make this easier in this era of social distancing....more