This is just plain wrong on so many different levels
From the
Seattle Times:
Sperm donor liable for child support, judge rules
MELVILLE, N.Y. � A New York man who said he donated sperm to a female co-worker as a friendly gesture and sent presents and cards to the child over the years likely will owe child support for the college-bound teenager, according to a judge's ruling.
"What's the saying? No good deed goes unpunished," said Deborah Kelly, a Garden City lawyer for the man, who like all the involved parties remains anonymous because of privacy concerns.
Family Court Judge Ellen Greenberg ruled Nov. 16 that despite the mother's willingness to have the child's DNA tested, the man could not seek a paternity test to determine if he is the biological father because the results could have a "traumatic effect" upon the child, who is now 18 and lives in Oregon with the mother.
The next step is a meeting with a support magistrate to determine the amount of child-support payments � if any � the man would have to pay until the child turns 21, Kelly said.
Even without genetic evidence, the man's interactions with the child over the years had a patriarchal nature, said Jeffrey Herbst, a county attorney who represents the mother in the lawsuit through a federal agreement called the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.
Christ on a corn dog... The guy did send cards and presents to the kid but he was not there raising him, the two women were. Their relationship broke up and now they want the sperm donor to pony up money to raise the kid. Wake up and smell the cappuccino people.
Posted by DaveH at December 1, 2007 10:15 PM