New Jersey Statutes Title 9. Children Juvenile and Domestic Relations Courts 9 § 17-70

As used in this act:

“Assisted reproduction” means medical procedures to facilitate human reproduction that involve human gametes or pre-embryos, including, but not limited to artificial insemination, in vitro fertilization, embryo transfers and similar procedures. The term shall not include the use of assisted reproduction in connection with a gestational carrier agreement pursuant to the “New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act,” P.L.2018, c. 18 (C.9:17-60 et al.).

“Co-parent” means an individual who is the current or former partner in civil union or the current or former spouse of a natural parent or person treated in State law as a legal parent of a child conceived through the use of assisted reproduction and born during the civil union or marriage, and who may not be a biological parent of that child. The term “co-parent” shall refer to either a natural parent or a person treated in State law as a legal parent of the child, the current or former partner in civil union or the current or former spouse of the natural parent or person treated in State law as a legal parent, or both, provided that both individuals are named on the child's birth certificate as parents and a court has issued an order of parentage pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of P.L.2019, c. 323 (C.9:17-71). “Co-parent” shall not include an intended parent pursuant to the “New Jersey Gestational Carrier Agreement Act,” P.L.2018, c. 18 (C.9:17-60 et al.).