Friday, November 20, 2009

'Doting Dads' in Australia





This article focuses on GAY DADS AUSTRALIA, a national group celebrating fatherhood through online forums, gatherings and resource exchange. Several methods are discussed--
  1. Surrogacy
  2. Known Donor
  3. Co-parenting
  4. Adoption.

They've found the biggest issue for a gay man (or couple) in co-parenting with a lesbian couple can be planning and maintaining a reasonable arrangement--visits, care, etc. Due to high divorce rates, australian children may have four heterosexual parents through divorce and remarriage. Children of gay parents often have similarly large families--two parents and their partners. The logistics in both cases is daunting.

Sunday, November 1, 2009

Knowndonor.com


This site provides two sample sperm donor contracts for non-anonymous donation. The first is a two-party agreement between a donor and recipient and the second is a three-party agreement that also recognizes the role of a recipient's partner. The agreements covers donor rights such as social interaction with the child, donor's contact information, financial and legal responsibilities, etc.