Should Sperm Donors Be Held Financially Responsible?
Three years after a Kansas man donated his sperm, the state wants him to pay child support.
A mechanic who answered a Craigslist ad to donate his sperm to a lesbian couple, is now being pursued by the State of Kansas for child support, reports the Kansas City Star. In 2009, Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner entered into an agreement with the donor, William Marotta to provide his sperm. They signed a contract that outlined he would be free from any financial responsibility as well as parental privileges, according to the newspaper. The legal contract stated Marotta was not responsible “for any child support payments demanded of him by any other person or entity, public or private, including any district attorney’s office or other state or county agency, regardless of the circumstances or said demand.” Although the women offered…
Terry J
7:57 pm on Sunday, March 31, 2013
Perfect reason to alloy same sex marriage. If the lesbian couple were married the two 'parents' would have full custody of the issue of their marriage. The donor would not be in the chain of responsibility for the child. more ›