Terms Used In New York Laws > Family Court > Article 5-C > Part 3 - Child of Assisted Reproduction

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Amortization: Paying off a loan by regular installments.
• Assisted reproduction: means a method of causing pregnancy other than sexual intercourse and includes but is not limited to:

  1. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102

• Child: means a born individual of any age whose parentage may be determined under this act or other law. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
• Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
• Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
• Embryo: means a cell or group of cells containing a diploid complement of chromosomes or group of such cells, not a gamete or gametes, that has the potential to develop into a live born human being if transferred into the body of a person under conditions in which gestation may be reasonably expected to occur. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Embryo transfer: means all medical and laboratory procedures that are necessary to effectuate the transfer of an embryo into the uterine cavity. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Intended parent: is a n individual who manifests the intent to be legally bound as the parent of a child resulting from assisted reproduction or a surrogacy agreement provided he or she meets the requirements of this article. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Interest rate: The amount paid by a borrower to a lender in exchange for the use of the lender's money for a certain period of time. Interest is paid on loans or on debt instruments, such as notes or bonds, either at regular intervals or as part of a lump sum payment when the issue matures. ^{Source: OCC}
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• Mortgage loan: A loan made by a lender to a borrower for the financing of real property. ^{Source: OCC}
• Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.
• Parent: as used in this article means an individual with a parent-child relationship created or recognized under this act or other law. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Participant: is a n individual who either: provides a gamete that is used in assisted reproduction, is an intended parent, is a person acting as surrogate, or is the spouse of an intended parent or person acting as surrogate. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• Record: means information inscribed in a tangible medium or stored in an electronic or other medium that is retrievable in perceivable form. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Spouse: means an individual married to another, or who has a legal relationship entered into under the laws of the United States or of any state, local or foreign jurisdiction, which is substantially equivalent to a marriage, including a civil union or domestic partnership. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102
• Transfer: means the placement of an embryo or gametes into the body of a person with the intent to achieve pregnancy and live birth. See N.Y. Family Court Law 581-102