Sperm donor must pay child support, US court rules

A judge has ruled that a US man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple after responding to their online ad is the father of a child born to the women and must pay child support.

Sperm donor must pay child support, US court rules

A judge has ruled that a US man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple after responding to their online ad is the father of a child born to the women and must pay child support.

Shawnee county district court judge Mary Mattivi wrote yesterday that because a licensed physician was not involved in the artificial insemination process, William Marotta is more than a sperm donor and thus responsible for the child.

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