Our Work
NYAAFF’s main function is to monitor and weigh in on proposed legislation in the fields of adoption
and assisted reproduction in New York State. Based on our collective knowledge and experience in these areas, we
determine whether to support, oppose or propose revisions to each piece of proposed legislation.
NYAAFF also drafts legislation to address issues our clients are experiencing as a result of
problems with the current laws in the fields of adoption and assisted reproduction.
Position Letters
Letter in Support of Bill A-8412 and S-7261 Providing Certificates of Birth Data for Adult Adoptees Born Abroad (3/26/24)
Position: Support
Status: Pending
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Letter to Governor Hochul in Opposition to NY OCFS ICPC Memo Regarding Approval of Living Expenses Paid in Connection with an Adoption (2/5/24)
Position: Oppose
Status: OCFS ICPC responded favorably
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Letter to American Public Human Services Association regarding NY ICPC Memo (1/26/24, 3/14/24)
Position: Oppose
Status: OCFS ICPC responded favorably
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Proposed Legislation establishes procedures regarding orders of post-termination visitation and/or contact between a child and such child’s parent (11/2/23)
Position: Oppose
Status: Vetoed by Governor
Bill Number: S6720
Proposed Legislation Regarding Consent Rights of Unwed Birth Fathers in Foster Care Adoptions (12/19/22)
Position: Oppose
Status: Passed
Bill Number: S6389
Proposed Legislation Regarding Consent Rights of Unwed Birth Fathers in Foster Care Adoptions (5/23/21)
Position: Oppose
Status: Pending
Bill Number: S6359
Preserving Family Bonds Act (5/12/21)
Position: Oppose
Status: Passed by Senate and Assembly but Vetoed by Governor
Bill Number: S6357
New York Update: Child Parent Security Act (2/17/21)
Position: Not Applicable
Status: Not Applicable
Bill Number: Not Applicable
New York Attorneys for Adoption and Assisted Family Formation (NYAAFF) Announces the Child-Parent Security Act as Law (2/15/21)
Position: Not Applicable
Status: Not Applicable
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Child Parent Security Act (effective 2/15/2021)
This law legalized compensated gestational surrogacy in New York and created a statutory framework for establishing legal parentage for children born through assisted reproduction and surrogacy. NYAAFF has been a staunch advocate for the CPSA since it was initially introduced to the legislature nearly a decade ago.
NYAAFF Proudly Celebrates the Passage of the Child Parent Security Act (2/12/21)
Position: Not Applicable
Status: Not Applicable
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Issuance of Birth Certificates for Children Born by New York Surrogates to Out-of-State Parents (9/23/20)
Position: Not Applicable
Status: Not Applicable
Bill Number: Not Applicable
KinGAP-Payments-After-Adoption (5/18/20)
Position: Support
Status: Pending
Bill Number: A9840
Virtual Finalizations of Adoption Proceedings (5/11/20)
Position: Not Applicable
Status: Not Applicable
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Virtual Finalizations - Response from Deputy Chief Administrative Judge of Unified Court System.
Position: Not Applicable
Status: Not Applicable
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Executive Order for Adoption Home Studies During COVID-19 (3/30/20)
Position: Support
Status: Pending
Bill Number: Not Applicable
Surrogacy Bill With Delayed Parentage (2/19/20)
Position: Oppose
Status: Pending
Bill Number: S07717
Preserving Family Bonds Act (12/11/19, 10/21/19, 7/9/19)
Position: Oppose
Status: Pending (2019 – passed Senate and Assembly, vetoed by Governor)
Bill Number: A02199A/S04203A
Child Parent Security Act (11/20/19, June 5, 2017)
Position: Support
Status: Pending (2019 – passed Senate, no vote in Assembly)
Bill Number: A01071C/S02071B
Adoptees Access to Original Birth Certificates (10/21/19, 6/7/16)
Position: Support
Status: Enacted
Bill Number: A05494/S03419
Conforms Social Services Law to Expanded Definition of “Relative” for Foster Care & Kinship Guardianship (10/21/19)
Position: Support
Status: Enacted
Bill Number: A00569/S02714
Conforms Family Court Act to Expanded Definition of “Relative” for Foster Care & Kinship Guardianship (10/21/19)
Position: Support
Status: Enacted
Bill Number: A-01071C/S02071-B, A08059/S06405
Confirms Availability of Step-Parent Adoptions for Married Same Sex Couples (10/10/19)
Position: Support
Status: Enacted
Bill Number: A00460/S03999
Reuniting Families Act (8/1/19)
Position: Support
Status: Enacted
Bill Number: A02106A/S05024A