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Originally Posted by IslandScout
So if you donate sperm through a sperm bank or a licensed physician, depending on that state's laws, you are not liable financially for the child. That makes sense to me. Otherwise, no one would donate sperm. And besides, people seek anonymous donations of sperm in order to protect themselves from or simply avoid the sperm donor's intervention in their and the child's life. The donor can't demand parental rights and the recipient can't demand child support.
That seems fair.
I guess if you donate sperm informally, like this guy did on Craig's list, there's no way to prove what your agreement was—so you're not protected from the mom's claim down the road.
It's not like the mom is offering parental rights to him and in return, expecting payment. She just wants his money.
I don't think she should get it.
I wonder what the real story is, about their relationship—the mechanic, the women, and his wife, what was her role? Sounds like a good screenplay.
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Neither mother sought financial support from the sperm donor. They all signed an agreement releasing the sperm donor from all rights and responsibilities for the future baby. Since it costs many thousands of dollars to obtain sperm from a sperm bank, I assume the mothers used Craigslist because they couldn't afford to use the state sanctioned method.
The state of Kansas is behind this idiocy, and I have no suspicions that either mother is working some savvy angle to get paid. The biological mother sought public assistance after the couple split up. Clearly, the non-biological mother should be tapped for child support, not the sperm donor.