Court orders man to donate sperm to estranged wife, who says no time for 2nd marriage

A family court in Maharashtra has granted a woman’s plea to have a second child with her estranged husband by directing him to donate his sperm for IVF, which could kick-start a debate over the gender question in reproductive rights.

The order of the Nanded court came two years after the husband sought divorce from the woman on the grounds of cruelty, while the wife has filed a complaint against him under Section 498A (cruelty by a husband or his relatives) of the IPC.

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Can a sperm donor be a legal parent? In landmark decision, the High Court says yes

On Wednesday, the High Court handed down a landmark decision that confirmed parentage rights to a man who donated his sperm to a woman who wanted to have a child.

The ruling could impact thousands of couples and single women whose children were conceived with known sperm donors.

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• High Court decides status of sperm donor in landmark case

Court bans 'biological father' from helping neglected child

A New York appeals court has rejected an attempt by a sperm donor to assert parental rights to a child who was removed from a lesbian couple and put in foster care because of neglect complaints.

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Canadian mom claims lesbian wife, sperm donor ran off with baby

A Canadian mom is offering $10,000 to be reunited with the daughter, who was snatched by her lesbian wife and their sperm donor.

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• 'I will never stop looking for you my darling': Toddler's lesbian mother offers £6,000 reward to find tot who was taken to Europe by British ex-wife and her sperm donor 

Kansas judge rules sperm donor not on hook for child support

A Kansas judge has ruled that a Topeka man who donated sperm so two women could have a baby together isn't legally the child's father and doesn't have to provide financial support.

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Sperm donor sued for child support after 16 years

A gay man who donated sperm to help a friend conceive two children has been sued for child support 16 years later.

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Sperm donor fathers '100 children' in four years by offering his services for free on FACEBOOK

A sperm donor claims he could have fathered up to 100 children in four years by offering his services for free on FACEBOOK.

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Sperm-Donor Kids Ask About Their Biological Fathers At Age Three

Where's my daddy? Children who were born of sperm donors and raised by single moms ask about their fathers from as young as aged three. The major study is the first to analyze the emotions of sperm-donor kids.

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The UK’s ‘most prolific sperm donor’

The UK’s ‘most prolific sperm donor’

“Usually one [baby] a week pops out. I reckon I’ve got about 800 so far, so within four years I’d like to crack 1,000,” he tells the Victoria Derbyshire programme..

Kansas sperm donor fights back after state forces him to pay child support

Kansas sperm donor fights back after state forces him to pay child support

It’s probably one of the most bizarre Craigslist transaction, involving a lesbian couple desperate for a sperm donor, and a Topeka man willing to help.

Lawyer In KS Sperm Donor Case Asking To Withdraw

Lawyer In KS Sperm Donor Case Asking To Withdraw

Benoit Swinnen is asking judge Mary Mattivi to withdraw as legal counsel for William Marotta, the man in the middle of a child support battle with the state of Kansas.

Court to lesbian couple: Fatherhood can’t be contractually erased

Court to lesbian couple: Fatherhood can’t be contractually erased

A lesbian couple in New Jersey may be forced to share parental rights with a sperm donor they used to conceive their 1-year-old son.

N.J. gay couple's custody battle with sperm donor could set precedent

N.J. gay couple's custody battle with sperm donor could set precedent

A lesbian couple from Salem County are locked in a custody battle over their son after a sperm donor sued them for parenting time.

Sperm deal children ‘irredeemably marred’ by four-parent feud

Sperm deal children ‘irredeemably marred’ by four-parent feud

Two young girls born through an informal sperm donation deal between a gay couple and a lesbian couple have been scarred for life by a bitter six-year feud after their two fathers and two mothers fell out, a judge has warned.

White Mom Sues Sperm Bank For Giving Her Vials From Black Donor

White Mom Sues Sperm Bank For Giving Her Vials From Black Donor

An Ohio mom is suing Illinois’ Midwest Sperm Bank for wrongful birth and breach of warranty after she claims they accidentally provided her with vials from an African-American donor, The Age World reports. In her suit, which was filed in the Cook County Circuit Court, Jennifer Cramblett says that this error has made it difficult for she and her same-sex partner, Amanda Zinkon, to raise their now 2-year-old daughter in a predominately White community. Cramblett says that she learned of the sperm bank’s mistake in 2012, after she was already pregnant, when she tried to order another set of vials from the same donor so that they could have another child.

Kansas sperm donor to appeal ruling over child support

Kansas sperm donor to appeal ruling over child support

A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple said Thursday he would appeal a judge's ruling that he is the "presumptive father" of the mother's 4-year-old daughter, which makes him potentially liable for child support.

Man who responded to Craigslist ad for a sperm donor is a dad, must pay child support, judge rules

Man who responded to Craigslist ad for a sperm donor is a dad, must pay child support, judge rules

William Marotta didn't intend to be a father when he responded to a Craigslist ad for a sperm donor in 2009, and the two women who sought one didn't want that result, either.

Sperm Donor Must Pay Child Support, Judge Says

Sperm Donor Must Pay Child Support, Judge Says

A judge ruled Wednesday that William Marotta, a sperm donor who contributed to the conception of a lesbian couple he did not know, must pay child support for the child the couple had. The suit was filed by the Department of Children and Families in 2012 in Kansas.

Gay man fights to be recognised as father of child to lesbian couple

Gay man fights to be recognised as father of child to lesbian couple

A TWO-year-old girl is caught up in a custody battle between her sperm-donor gay father and her lesbian mothers in what is becoming the modern reality in family court proceedings.

Kansas judge hears arguments in case of sperm donor sued for child support

Kansas judge hears arguments in case of sperm donor sued for child support

A Kansas district court heard arguments Friday in the case of a man who is being sued for thousands of dollars in child support by the state after donating his sperm to a same-sex couple he found through a Craigslist ad.