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I’ve seen press reports saying that only anonymous sperm donors are exempt from being treated as the legal father – is this true?

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I’ve seen press reports saying that only anonymous sperm donors are exempt from being treated as the legal father – is this true?

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No – if you donate sperm at a HFEA licensed clinic, even where you are known to the recipient, you cannot be treated as the legal father of any children born as a result of that donation.

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No – if you donate sperm at a HFEA licensed clinic, even where you are known to the recipient, you cannot be treated as the legal father of any children born as a result of that donation. The same law about fatherhood applies to all donors using HFEA licensed clinics, whether they registered before or after donor anonymity was lifted on 1st April 2005. For more information, see Donors and anonymity. Men donating their sperm in any other way – such as via internet services or through private arrangements with people they know – are legally the father of any children born with all the responsibilities that carries.