Joint custody agreements are becoming more and more common in the United States, as parents and fathers in particular are taking a more assertive stance towards remaining involved in with their children even after a divorce.
Donor ordered to pay child support
A man who donated sperm to a lesbian couple to help them have a child is facing a court order to pay one of those women child support. The order came after one of the mothers of the child applied for public assistance, a process which required her to disclose the identity of the donor and led the state to contact the man and demand that he provide the financial assistance that the family needed.
