Ferguson v. McKiernan
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Ferguson v. McKiernan was a 2007 Pennsylvania Supreme Court case in which, in a 3–2 decision, the court reversed a lower court ruling requiring sperm donor Joel McKiernan to pay child support.[1][2]
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Ferguson v. McKiernan | |
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Court | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
Full case name | Ivonne V. Ferguson, Appellee v. Joel L. McKiernan, Appellant. |
Decided | December 27, 2007 (2007-12-27) |
Citation(s) | 940 A.2d 1236, 596 Pa. 78 |
Case history | |
Appealed from | Pennsylvania Superior Court |
Court membership | |
Judge(s) sitting | Cappy, Castille, Nigro, Newman, Saylor, Eakin, Baer |
Case opinions | |
A sperm donor is not liable to pay child support for children conceived with his sperm even where the sperm donation was not conducted anonymously. | |
Decision by | Baer, joined by Cappy and Castille |
Dissent | Saylor |
Dissent | Eakin |
Justices Nigro and Newman took no part in the consideration or decision of the case. | |
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