Friday, August 19, 2011

Lesbian Couple Prevails Over Sperm Donor in Australia



from WickedGayBlog.com by WickedGayBlog.com
Acceptance of gay and lesbian families is increasing around the globe, but one of the associated results is that family law -- already patchy when it comes to issues arising from heterosexuals facing legal questions associated with surrogacy and donors -- is struggling to catch up to present day realities.

The latest development comes from down under, where an Australian lesbian couple prevailed in court over the sperm donor they had turned to for help in conceiving their daughter. The man in question, who was not named in media reports, had been listed on the child’s birth certificate as the father. But the biological mother’s same-sex life partner asked for her name to be put on the birth certificate instead, in order for the document to serve as proof of her parental relationship to the child. Full story here!



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