Legal Opinion
Levin v. Levin
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided December 30, 1994No. 55S01-9412-CV-1285PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
This ease presents a question of first impression brought on by advancing reproductive technology: whether a husband who consents to the heterologous artificial insemination of his wife is the legal father of the resulting child.
We find that the appellant here is the legal father of the child and is, accordingly, responsible for the child’s support. Therefore, we grant transfer and affirm.
I. Summary of Facts
The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that Donald Levin and Barbara Levin Lahnen were married in 1970. Because Donald was sterile, the couple decided…
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