Who is the legal father of a child conceived using sperm via a private arrangement or an unlicensed service, such as an internet company?
The law says that men donating sperm through licensed fertility clinics are not the legal father of any child born through that donation. This includes cases where the donor is known to the recipient. 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.
