Kansas Trying to Force Sperm Donor to Pay Child Support to Lesbian Couple
He forfeited all parental rights when donating to the couple but when the couple filed for state assistance the state demanded the sperm donor's name
A sperm donor in Kansas is fighting a state effort to force him to pay child support for a child conceived through artificial insemination by a lesbian couple.
William Marotta, 46, of Topeka said he is "a little scared about where this is going to go, primarily for financial reasons," The Topeka Capital-Journal reported Monday.
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