California Considers ‘Jason Patric’ Law to Boost Sperm Donors’ Rights as Fathers

Submitted by Mastodon on Fri, 2013-07-12 04:10

Article here. Excerpt:

'As family law struggles to keep up with technology, California state legislature is considering a bill that would give fathers of children conceived using sperm donation greater legal standing. The bill was inspired by the public custody battle between actor Jason Patric and his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Schreiber.

To be clear, the proposed bill, H.B. 115, does not propose to make anonymous sperm donors the legal fathers of the children conceived through artificial insemination or in vitro fertilization (IVF). Men who donate sperm to fertility clinics would not be considered a child’s “natural parent” unless the couple agreed prior to conception in writing that the donor was to be considered the father.

Rather, it would give courts the ability to grant legal parental rights under broader conditions than presently allowed.'

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... unless there's a legal, signed agreement with a third party to act as intermediary. At lesst, that's how it is now. "Verbal contracts" aren't worth the paper they're written on and if you don't know that by a certain age, you're just not paying attention.

Nonetheless, Patric is the child's father and has shown no interest in foresaking parenting-- quite the opposite. The problem is mom once again acting as Sanctioned Gatekeeper, trumping dad's access/rights, with the law's blessing and cooperation.

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Submitted by Matt on Fri, 2013-07-12 15:19