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"A man who provided sperm to a lesbian couple in response to an online ad is the father of a child born to one of the women and must pay child support, a Kansas judge ruled Wednesday. Topeka resident William Marotta had argued that he had waived his parental rights and didn’t intend to be a father. Shawnee County District Judge Mary Mattivi rejected that claim, saying the parties didn’t involve a licensed physician in the artificial insemination process and thus Marotta didn’t qualify as a sperm donor."
The lawyer says there was no personal relationship between the donor and the mother or her partner.
"A man who provided sperm to a lesbian couple in response to an online ad is the father of a child born to one of the women and must pay child support, a Kansas judge ruled Wednesday. Topeka resident William Marotta had argued that he had waived his parental rights and didn’t intend to be a father. Shawnee County District Judge Mary Mattivi rejected that claim, saying the parties didn’t involve a licensed physician in the artificial insemination process and thus Marotta didn’t qualify as a sperm donor."
The lawyer says there was no personal relationship between the donor and the mother or her partner.
There are way too many late night jokes in that article.
Not the least of which is: He didn't intend to become a father.
To answer the question: No. When the lessies took possession, they became the owners. And no, it doesn't matter that they were lez. It wasn't a baby when he handed over the goods. If I sell/give someone a car and that person wrecks it and someone dies, it's not my fault. If I give someone a dog and that dog later gets loose and bites someone, it's not my fault. If I sell someone my house and it gets blown away in a tornado, it's not my fault. And so forth and so forth.
Looks like the state is after him to pay six grand in public assistance. The mother did not divulge his name, and it looks like she is not seeking child support. I guess before somebody does that in the future, they need to check all applicable laws.
Their sexual orientation is immaterial. The problem is that they are now asking for government assistance. The government would rather the parents pay than the taxpayers (as it should be). Mothers don't get to excuse fathers from financial responsibility unless they are completely picking up 100% of the tab themselves - as it should be. Lots of people participate in do-it-yourself sperm donations, they are called one night stands. You better believe I, the taxpayer, want the parents to pay instead of me. If they want to preclude an "anonymous" father from being responsible they need to do the insemination correctly, through a clinic, where the sperm donor is truly anonymous.
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A filing Wednesday by the Department for Children and Families argues the sperm donor contract overlooks “the well-established law in this state that a person cannot contract away his or her obligations to support their child.”
The right for support belongs to the child, not the parents, the filing says.
It is very easy for a man to avoid being in this predicament, he should have done his homework first.
This judge was appointed by Governor Brownback, a Republican. Sounds like the state is serious about pursuing deadbeat dads. I have no issue with this.
The bio parents failed to perform the statutory requirements of the Kansas Parentage Act.
All the more reason to NEVER be a sperm (or egg, for that matter) doner. There are too many irresponsible people willing to ********* for doing them a huge favor, with the states going along.
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