Should sperm donors have parental rights if a parental relationship with the child is established?

2013-08-14T02:34:17+00:00

Yes if you end up taking on a fathering roll then you should have the rights as a father. This really shouldnt be a complicated thing.

onetimeuser111 · 2013-08-14T17:06:13+00:00

They had a case in California about a year ago where a guy donated his sperm to a lesbian couple. The lesbian couple then split and one of the women came after him for child support even though they had a signed agreement that he wouldn't be financially obligated.

The courts made him pay IIRC because he had met the child and patted him on the head one time. This sounds like the same exact principle should apply.

guywithaccount · 2013-08-14T17:13:21+00:00

As a sperm donor you don't really start out with any parental rights, so why should you get any later?

Imagine it gender-swapped. You're the guy with the kid - somehow (maybe you're a widower, who knows) - and maybe you've been seeing a woman for a few years and she's gotten to know your kid pretty well and act like a "mom", and then it doesn't work out for some reason.

Seems to me the state shouldn't be in the business of deciding that other people get parental rights to your kid without your consent.

Title	Should sperm donors have parental rights if a parental relationship with the child is established?
Author	roadkill2800
Upvotes	1
Comments	4
Date	August 14, 2013 1:59 AM UTC (12 years ago)
Subreddit	Posted in /r/MensRights
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