USA TODAY: 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.
In her ruling Wednesday, Shawnee County District Court Judge Mary Mattivi decided that William Marotta, of Topeka, did not qualify for sperm-donor protection under Kansas law because a licensed physician did not perform the artificial insemination.
Marotta, who answered the couple’s ad on Craigslist, argues he signed a contract that waived his parental rights and responsibilities. The Kansas Department for Children and Families claims he’s a father who owes back and future child support. The agency has paid the mother, Jennifer Schreiner, about $6,000 in public assistance… (more)
