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Court rules sperm donor must pay child support

Posted: 5/10/07 at 9:40am

I have never seen anything like this...

http://cbs3.com/local/local_story_130091936.html

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re: Court rules sperm donor must pay child support

Posted: 5/10/07 at 10:20am

I can see it, actually- I am not a lawyer, but I guess the lesson is if you want to be 'just' the sperm donor then you shouldn't be spending thousands of dollars on toys and clothes for children who call you Papa, as then the courts interpret that as you being more than 'just' the sperm donor.

re: Court rules sperm donor must pay child support

Posted: 5/10/07 at 10:22am

Well, I think calling him a "sperm donor" (as the article's title does) is a little misleading in this case.

"Part of the decision came down because he was so involved with them," Jacob said Wednesday. "It wasn't that he went to the (sperm) bank and that was it. They called him Papa."...

In his written opinion requiring Frampton to help pay for the child's support, Superior Court Judge John T.J. Kelly Jr. noted that Frampton spent thousands of dollars on the children, including purchases of toys and clothing....

I'm not saying who is right and who is wrong here, but it's not like the lady picked a guy out of a sperm bank and now they're trying to come after him. They really should have had some legal documents prepared when the donation was taking place, something stating he was terminating his parental rights at the very least.

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Updated On: 5/10/07 at 10:22 AM

re: Court rules sperm donor must pay child support

Posted: 5/10/07 at 10:39am

makes sense to me too, if you're going to get involved other than...er, ah...."shooting" then this can happen.

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