Tuesday, January 28, 2014

Sperm Donor Contracts

A man in Kansas recently got more than he bargained for in answering a Craig's list ad.  The story is located here.  The short version of the story is that a man responded to an ad on Craig's list by a lesbian couple seeking a sperm donor.  The man responded and the parties signed paperwork without getting an attorney to review them.  The couple later broke up and the biological mother of the child filed for welfare benefits.  After filing, the Kanas Department for Children and Families sued the man for support.  The trial court found that the agreement did not comply with Kansas law and as such the man owed back child support and support going forward.  Currently, Mississippi has essentially no law on this issue.  This is an issue the legislature needs to look at as I see this issue coming to Mississippi courts in the near future.    

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