Posted on 01/23/2014 3:42:29 PM PST by McBuff
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 Court 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 Topeka Capital-Journal reported.
‘‘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,’’ Mattivi wrote.
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He should have gotten a lawyer and signed away parental rights. End of case.
What does this have to do with men getting married?
stay zipped up and you shouldnt have a problem guys. This idea that you have a “right” to sex is a lie
I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltrators, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion, and the International Communist conspiracy to sap and impugn all of our precious bodily fluids....I do not avoid women, Mandrake, but I do deny them my essence
Base Commander Jack D. Ripper
Jack may have had a point when Lesbians were in question.
This guy didn’t even have sex with another human. He just handed off the sperm. The article doesn’t say whether he was paid or just did it for the thrill.
oh yeah, I am aware, I was responding to a complaint by some poster
I understand.
I respectfully disagree. Yes the man is a biological father, he had no intention of raising the child or have any interest in the child. Indeed, had they gone to a physician, there would not have been an argument. He would not have been blamed as a “sperm donor”. Yet he still would have been a father.
The state should be suing mama lesbo for their money, not this poor stupid schlub.
There are too many “loose” ends in this sorry tale. And the lesbo perv’s are getting none of the scrutiny. And they are the source of the problem.
IMHO.
The artificial insemination industry is going to take a hit
“How did this case get before the state in the first place?”
The lesbian couple could not financially take care of the child, and applied for state aid. As per usual, if mom can’t support the kid, the state will provide aid...and go after the father for compensation.
I’m a Kansan, so this guy doesn’t owe the state $6k, as much as he owes me and my fellow Kansans $6k for taking care of his kid. Somebody brought this kid into the world...and somebody is responsible for taking care of him. If the lesbians can’t hack it, I don’t want to be left holding the bag.
The moral of the story - never answer an ad on Craigslist, and sell your sperm to a strange lesbian couple.
so does this mean that any sperm donor is now on the hook for child support????
this ruling is insane.
His intentions aren't relevant. He actions and the results are.
Indeed, had they gone to a physician, there would not have been an argument. He would not have been blamed as a “sperm donor”.
I doubt that. I heard of other cases where the poor innocent sperm donor had to pay child support.
Yet he still would have been a father.
All the reason you need to hold him responsible.
The state should be suing mama lesbo for their money
If they are supporting and raising the child, then they're already doing their part, as far as the state in concerned.
not this poor stupid schlub.
Why not? He made the baby, let him accept responsibility.
And the lesbo perv’s are getting none of the scrutiny. And they are the source of the problem.
They were the beneficiaries of this problem. The idiots who donate are the source, because without them this can't happen.
this ruling is no different than men who are suckered into being sperm donors from a one-night-stand,and are harassed,stalked,made ATM & a slave for 21 years!
so does this mean that any sperm donor is now on the hook for child support????
Here’s an update on that old TV announcement about “do you know where your kids are tonight?”...now - “Do you know where your sperm is tonight?”...just saying.
Imagine that, people being held responsible for planting their seeds
He is being held responsible for his own actions
Photos at link...
Jennifer Schreiner and Angela Bauer, who have now separated
The state was seeking to have Mr Marotta declared the child’s father so he can be held responsible for about $6,000 in public assistance the state provided to the child’s mother, as well as future child support.
Kansas does not recognise same-sex marriages and Ms Bauer could not legally adopt the child, despite continuing to care for her after they separated. When one of them became unwell and had to seek state support, the Kansas Department for Children and Families (KDCF) demanded they reveal the name of the sperm donor, which they eventually did.
The KDFC filed the case in October 2012 seeking to have Mr Marotta declared the father of the child born in 2009.
The issues I see are:
the moral responsibility to take care the children you father.
the claim by the left that a woman's body is under her complete control and that no one should tell her what she can or can't do with her body (hey if the State can't tell her not to end a life, how can they interfere with her not using a physician to start a life?)
proof that the man did not know that a licensed physician wasn't involved in the process
Boy would I love to be a juror on that case (jury nullification)
All the more reason to stay away from queers and definitely not to get involved with them.
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