I saw an interesting article last night, but I didn’t read
it until this morning. The article was titled, “Child Support Claim Rankles Sperm Donor to Lesbian Couple.” Imagine donating sperm and signing away your
parental rights as well as financial responsibility then having the state come
after you for child support by exploiting a technicality in the law. For William
Marotta, the scenario has little to do with imagination. The scenario is his
reality. Marotta donated sperm to a lesbian couple. He had a written agreement
with the couple that the state is now saying is not good enough. The state of Kansas has a “law that the sperm
must be donated through a licensed physician in order for the father to be free
of any later financial obligations. Marotta gave a container of semen to the
couple…instead of donating through a doctor of clinic.” This story is unbelievable.
I don’t understand why the state would go after Marotta for child support. They
have to know the slippery slope that they are standing on. I hope Marotta is
able to have the claim dismissed at his January 8th hearing, because
this is the type of case that shouldn’t be allowed to continue. Someone has to
be the voice of reason and stop this train wreck from happening.
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Jeez... And the audacity of the women to try to make him pay child support! Or maybe it's just the state claiming?
The women have separated and the one with the child has fallen on hard times financially. The guy made it seem like he doesn't blame the woman and it's the state's fault because they forced her to give his name. I'm hoping the facts come out soon.
As far as I understood, it's the state's claim, because they don't recognize this as a sperm donation. Therefore, he is qualified as the kid's father hence, obliged to pay for the child care. The reason being why the state doesn't recognize his sperm donation is that the couple and the donor didn't follow the authorized way to conceive a child with a donated sperm. That's what the state said. It looks like there is pretty much noway for him to get away with it. Feel really sorry for him.
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