reports:
Topekan William Marotta sought only to become a sperm donor — but now the state of Kansas is trying to have him declared a father.
Nearly four years ago, Marotta donated sperm in a plastic cup to a lesbian couple after responding to an ad they had placed on Craigslist.
Marotta and the women, Topekans Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner, signed an agreement holding him harmless for support of the child, a daughter Schreiner bore after being artificially inseminated.
But the Kansas Department for Children and Families is now trying to have Marotta declared the 3-year-old girl’s father and forced to pay child support. The case is scheduled for a Jan. 8 hearing in Shawnee County District Court.
January 3rd, 2013 | 9:17 am
There are so many things wrong with this it’s impossible to know where to begin. Who donates sperm to someone who advertises on CRAIGS LIST? Sounds legit to me!!! Who asks for sperm on Craigs List in the first place? Sperm from anyone who will accept your price of a whopping FIFTY DOLLARS will do, I guess! Much better than hopping into bed with a “sperm donor” (of the old-fashioned kind) for free! People are, literally, insane.
January 3rd, 2013 | 4:06 pm
There was a similar case in the UK a while back … it turned out the ‘donor’ was a dad after all … now, if only all the other indonorated moms would jump on the gravy train & go after the dads maybe this sad practice would die a natural death …
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