Court Says Craigslist Sperm Donor Must Pay Child Support 644
Hugh Pickens DOT Com writes "David Stout reports at Time Magazine that what began with a Craigslist ad from a lesbian couple calling for a sperm donor in rural Topeka, Kansas ended in court on Wednesday with a judge ordering the sperm donor to pay child support. The Kansas Department for Children and Families filed the case in October 2012 seeking to have William Marotta declared the father of a child born to Jennifer Schreiner in 2009 so he can be held responsible for about $6,000 in public assistance the state provided, as well as future child support. 'In this case, quite simply, the parties failed to perform to statutory requirement of the Kansas Parentage Act in not enlisting a licensed physician at some point in the artificial insemination process, and the parties' self-designation of (Marotta) as a sperm donor is insufficient to relieve (Marotta) of parental right and responsibilities to the child,' wrote Judge Mattivi. Marotta opposed that action, saying he had contacted Schreiner and her partner at the time, Angela Bauer, in response to an ad they placed on Craigslist seeking a sperm donor and signed a contract waiving his parental rights and responsibilities. 'We stand by that contract,' says Defense attorney Swinnen adding that the Kansas statute doesn't specifically require the artificial insemination be carried out by a physician. 'The insinuation is offensive, and we are responding vigorously to that. We stand by our story. There was no personal relationship whatsoever between my client and the mother, or the partner of the mother, or the child. Anything the state insinuates is vilifying my client, and I will address it.'"
let this be a lesson to men everywhere (Score:5, Funny)
Never ejaculate anywhere near America.
Re:Dont do anyone any favors (Score:4, Funny)
I don't think you can blame the parents for "fucking over" the donor: it's the Kansas Department for Children and Families that has brought the case, and the recipients of the funds may not have a say in the matter.
They should have gone with the virgin Mary story and said that God was the father of the child.
What we should take from this is that it isn't wrong to help a lesbian couple out with getting a child but avoid giving them your name and home address.
Re:I don't get sperm donation (Score:5, Funny)
I don't get sperm donation
On the one hand
This is nerd news? How so? (Score:0, Funny)
O, it's another nose picker blog post redu.
Re:let this be a lesson to men everywhere (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Dont do anyone any favors (Score:4, Funny)
You are obviously not a Republican.
Re:Dont do anyone any favors (Score:5, Funny)
sure, but why should the donor pay for it?
Because it's _always_ the man's fault.