Laura WW. v. Peter WW.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Spain, J.
At issue is the novel question of whether a husband can be deemed the legal parent of a child born to his wife, where the child was conceived as a result of artificial insemination by donor (hereinafter AID)1 during the marriage, but where the husband’s consent to the AID was not obtained in writing.
The parties to this divorce action were married in 1995. After two children were born to the marriage, defendant (hereinafter the husband) had a vasectomy. In 2004, plaintiff (hereinafter the wife) became pregnant again, as a result of AID, with a third child…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- Christian v. ChristianNew York Court of Appeals · 1977
- In Re the Estate of FindlayNew York Court of Appeals · 1930
- Gravlin v. RuppertNew York Court of Appeals · 2002
- People v. SorensenCalifornia Supreme Court · 1968
- Miller-Jenkins v. Miller-JenkinsSupreme Court of Vermont · 2006
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