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Is it a bad idea to donate my sperm to lesbian couple ?

I recently met a lesbian girl, who is planning to marry her girlfriend not too far down the road. I don’t know them very well, but they are looking for a sperm donor not through a bank because of how expensive it is. They came to me and asked if I would. I temporarily agreed but I am worried about the legal implications if they for some reason sue for child support. I had them text me to verify that I would not have any responsibilities to the child or them, but should I have a written contract with signatures as well? Just trying to figure out a way to help them but protect myself in case something happens down the road.

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  • 3 years ago

    I also vote for talking to a lawyer. Find out if a contract will be binding and, if so, the cost to write that contract.

  • Liz
    Lv 7
    3 years ago

    It doesn't matter what they text, write or sign. If you are the biological father of the child (which you would be if your sperm was used), you'd be legally liable for child support. UNLESS you go through a sperm bank. Don't be such a fool. Do it properly or don't do it at all.

  • 3 years ago

    Don't be a sucker. They probably will sue you for child support and you will owe it. If you want to donate sperm, do it through a sperm bank. Don't believe those con artists about anything.

    Source(s): Certified Paralegal, with 25+ years' experience.
  • 3 years ago

    You definitely need something written, not just a text message. Meet with a lawyer to find out exactly how to do it.

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  • 3 years ago

    Don't do this.

    First of all, they cannot afford to raise a child if they are asking semi-random strangers for sperm. That's no one I would provide a child to on purpose.

    Secondly, there are far too many ways you could still be held responsible for the child, because DNA doesn't lie. Would you be OK with a child of yours going through hardships, when things don't work out between the two of them? Would you step in and care for the child?

    Unless you are willing to take over and raise a child if something goes awry with them, you should have zero to do with this. It's one thing if you are long term friends and would be happy to be an uncle, but not just because some girl asked you. They don't sound like anyone I would send a puppy off with, much less a human baby.

  • OO a text.

    Hire a lawyer, he'll write something fairly iron clad.

    That will protect you until the mother has to go on food stamps or applies for Medicaid for the child. Why? Because the government doesn't care what got signed by who, if they're the one footing the bills.

  • 3 years ago

    A text message won't cut it. If the three of you are serious about this, get a lawyer and draw up a legally binding contract for all three of you to sign. I'd recommend finding a lawyer that specializes in laws covering this sort of situation.

    For instance, will you have visitation rights? What if you change your mind? What if the lesbian couple decide they don't want the child and want to give it up for adoption? Would you have first dibs on it before it went into an orphanage?

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    Talk to a lawyer. A good one. You are going to be on the hook for child support. Nobody else can sign away the child's rights. There may be some legal steps you can take in your state, but you'll want a good lawyer who can explain exactly what they are and what's involved.

  • 3 years ago

    You should check your state laws. There have already been a couple cases where private donors have been sued for child support after the fact. If I remember correctly, a California court ruled in favor of the mother while a Kansas court ruled in favor of the donor (even so, the donor in Kansas still had to pay his own court costs).

    If you're seriously considering this, I wouldn't just do online research. I would take the time to get a consultation with a reputable attorney or two (one to research the laws themselves, one to write up a contract that protects you to the best degree).

  • Anonymous
    3 years ago

    I wouldn't just for the fact that I can't imagine that sometime down the road I wouldn't want the child in my life in one way or another. He or she would be your flesh and blood.

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