Isn't this what sperm donors are for? Like isn't there some big bank of sperm specially for cases like this? I don't know but that's what I always imagined was the point of sperm donation anyway :S
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Isn't this what sperm donors are for? Like isn't there some big bank of sperm specially for cases like this? I don't know but that's what I always imagined was the point of sperm donation anyway :S
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Originally Posted by Tegoz_Marianos
im not to sure on thing like this, but theres still a cost. Im sure its near enough as expesive as ivf...
but i was thinkin along the lines of what youki was sayin, a friend to donate so to speak... how would the legal heads see this?
i was thinking along these lines too, if the person is fertile then sprem donation is a good option , as it would be somebodys sperm used in IVF anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by cherryd69
Well there haven't been any legal issues so I don't really know.Quote:
Originally Posted by cherryd69
She's financially stable, he's the child's godfather and sees him a lot but he doesn't want any more responsibility and she's happy with that.
I don't know how it would go legally unfortunately.
Hmm i was just asking as i know when me an my ex split all sorts of questions were asked an i had to prove that he was paying child support.
Also theres the registering of the father on the birth certificate. An even though shes financialy stabe now, what happens down the line if it dosnt stay that way and they ave to claim help in any way, even something simple as child tax credit or wftc or even carer allowence. All these will ask for fathers details.
Sorry for all the questions.... heh
This is the deal with lesbian couples regarding having children via donor sperm:
If the lesbian couple are in a civil partnership when the child is concieved through a home insemination with a known donor then the lesbian partner is then automatically the second parent so they would be who the CSA goes to should they divorce. The biological father has no rights. If the couple are not in a civil partnership at the time of conception then then either the donor has to sign a form waivering parental rights before the birth or the other lesbian partner may adopt the child after birth but this is a long process.
If one of the lesbian couple has sex with the male donor then the donor is the other legal parent no matter whether the lesbian couple are in a civil partnership or not.
If done through an anonymous donor in a clinic then the parent who is not carrying the child will have to sign a form saying that they accept parental responsibilty for the child and are willling to be the legal second parent with their name in the birth certificate - this doesn't matter if the couple are in a civil partnership or not.
Sorry for that ramble, hope that clears everything up! :D
Yes IUI is nearly as expensive as IVF if carried out in a clinic as you have to pay for the sperm and for the insemination process. It is possible to buy sperm from the clinic and inseminate yourself at home though.Quote:
Originally Posted by cherryd69
So wouldn't this be the easiest option? Or would you rather know who the dad is?Quote:
Originally Posted by indie.star
It is also the most expensive option hence me saying earlier that i'd have to be extremely finacially secure before I have a child which messes up all my plans of having my first child before i'm 25! Well I suppose it is possible but it is a long shot! :biggrin:Quote:
Originally Posted by Tegoz_Marianos
Id rather adopt thn go through all the I... things. I think of all the kids without families and go aww id rather make one of them happy...