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FLButtSlut -> RE: Sperm donor must pay child support, Swedish court rules (10/21/2005 8:50:34 PM)
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ORIGINAL: Wolfie648
Shortly after he signed the document, the two women separated and the biological mother demanded that the man pay child support.**
Coincidence that shortly after he signed it?...
I'm sure it isn't. My point was that the man did something without thinking about the implications of what he was doing. Why do this when you have agreed to take no part in their lives? It doesn't make much sense.
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ORIGINAL: Wolfie648
**The man, now 39, donated his sperm to the couple in the early 1990s. Three sons were born during the years 1992-1996,**
I'd say it was frozen for a bit. :-)
Well guys I guess the lesson this poor guy learned fo us all is to get it in writing.
D. (owner of j)
The "early" 90s would include 1992, don't you think? It would seem that while you are likely correct in it being frozen, who froze it? A sperm bank would have certainly counseled the parties on the legalities involved. I honestly have no clue, other than a sperm bank or their own freezer, where sperm can be "stored" for future use.
And please note, the rest of my post...
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The simplest way to prevent such a thing would have been for this man, after each birth to legally terminate his parental rights to the child and the child be formally adopted by the person in the couple who did not take part in the conception. Had THIS been done, this woman would never have been able to sue him for child support because he would legally have severed his connection with the child.
I am a BIG advocate of the "get it in writing" concept of doing things that have potential ramifications in the future. The guy certainly didn't ask me my opinion on the matter before hand or I would have told him, to get in writing. I even went so far in this post to let all you guys who might ever consider such a situation WHAT you need to get in writing, because I don't want anyone to think that all parties simply signing a document and having it notarized that "he" will never have to pay child support would stand up in court. Before you ask, it won't, regardless of what the oral agreements were or anything else that could be brought up at trial. The ONLY protection in a scenario like this is termination of rights AT BIRTH. A document upon "donation" of the sperm indicating what it was for and that parental rights are not to be attached would also be advisable. Oh yea, and do it with an attorney, not some store bought or "found it on the internet" documents.
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