Unreal - a perfect example of why the 'politically correct' are insane
From the Pennsylvania
Patriot-News:
Sperm donor must pay child support
In what legal experts are calling a precedent, a three-judge panel of the state Superior Court has ruled that a York County man must pay child support for two children of a lesbian couple for whom he acted as a sperm donor.
Quoting an earlier court decision, Senior Judge John T.K. Kelly wrote that "stepparents who have held a child out as their own are liable for support; biological parents who have exercised the rights appurtenant to that status can be no less bound."
And the argument they made:
Kelly noted in his opinion that Frampton had held himself out as a stepparent to the children by being present at the birth of one of the children, contributing "in excess of $13,000" over the last four years, buying toys and borring money to obtain a vehicle in which to transport the children.
"While these contributions have been voluntary, they evidence a settled intention to demonstrate parental involvement far beyond merely biological," wrote the judge.
Words fail -- even though Frampton was a friend, he was not the parent of the child and should be immune from this ridiculous claim...
Posted by DaveH at May 9, 2007 6:10 PM
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