Lesbians, container of sperm, Craigslist, babby. What could possibly go wrong?

[SunnyD]

Kansas takes Craigslist "sperm donor" daddy of lesbian couple to court for child support.

Man is shocked.

Rest of world isn't.

KANSAS CITY, Kansas (Reuters) - A Kansas man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple so they could have a child said on Wednesday he is shocked the state is now trying to make him pay child support.

William Marotta, 46, donated sperm to Jennifer Schreiner and Angela Bauer under a written agreement that he would not be considered the father of the child nor liable for child support. A daughter, now 3, was born to Schreiner.
But in October, the state of Kansas filed a petition seeking to have Marotta declared the father of the child and financially responsible for her after the couple encountered money difficulties.

Marotta will ask the court in a hearing January 8 to dismiss the claim, which centers on a state 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, who found him on Craigslist, instead of donating through a doctor or clinic.

The case is seen as having repercussions for other sperm donors. Sperm banks routinely provide sperm to people who want to conceive a child on the understanding that the donors are not responsible for the children.

Kansas is seeking child support from Marotta, including about $6,000 in medical expenses related to the child's birth, according to its petition.

"This was totally unexpected," Marotta said in a phone interview. "The very first thing that went through my mind was that no good deed goes unpunished."

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Yeah, good luck with that dude.

 

[diesbudt]

Oh government. Always having to have a say in peoples lives.

 

[Abe Froman]

Go home government. You're drunk.

 

[RedRooster]

Much like in Breaking Bad, so many domestic problems could be solved with a hitman.

 

[Scotteq]

The demented side in me wanted to make a joke that she should have swallowed; but something tells me to hold my tongue instead...

 

[techs]

It's things like this which are the reason I never let my sperm out of my sight.

 

[tommo123]

he could hit back by demanding equal custody of the child. see how they like that.

 

[Ns1]

It's things like this which are the reason I never let my sperm out of my sight.

this

he could hit back by demanding equal custody of the child. see how they like that.

the parents are on his side. So it's lesbian parents + sperm donor vs state

 

[Sixguns]

The tag made me lol. I dont understand why our government wastes so much time on petty crap like this.

 

[techs]

The tag made me lol. I dont understand why our government wastes so much time on petty crap like this.

Since Texas doesn't allow gay marriage it doesn't assign any responsiblity to a gay parent who didn't bear the child.
So, instead of having to pay government benefits to the child they can only go after the sperm donor.

 

[Atomic Playboy]

Since Texas doesn't allow gay marriage it doesn't assign any responsiblity to a gay parent who didn't bear the child.
So, instead of having to pay government benefits to the child they can only go after the sperm donor.

What does that have to do with Kansas?

 

[techs]

What does that have to do with Kansas?

Obviously nothing.
I get my reactionary anti gay states mixed up sometimes.

 

[PokerGuy]

Since Texas doesn't allow gay marriage it doesn't assign any responsiblity to a gay parent who didn't bear the child.
So, instead of having to pay government benefits to the child they can only go after the sperm donor.

.... except it has nothing to do with Texas you fool, it's Kansas.

 

[techs]

.... except it has nothing to do with Texas you fool, it's Kansas.

Obviously I got them mixed up. Kansas is the state the voted to allow rich doctors and lawyers to pay no income tax while factory workers would have to pay income taxes.

 

[Krazy4Real]

tags are awesome.