Family,
Administrative/Regulatory
Jan. 17, 2013
Is sperm donation a risky business in California?
A Kansas man who answered a Craigslist ad soliciting a sperm donor for a lesbian couple has found himself embroiled in a novel legal battle over whether can be held liable for child support. Could it happen here?
A Kansas man who answered a Craigslist ad soliciting a sperm donor for a lesbian couple has found himself embroiled in a novel legal battle. The dispute does not involve the parties squabbling over parental rights to the now 3-year-old girl, as occasionally plagues third-party reproduction scenarios. Instead, the issue is whether William Marotta, a married man and foster parent who gratuitously provided his sperm to the women, can be held liable for child support and other expenses by the ...
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