Protecting parental rights
dallasvoice.comPolly Crozier Non-bio mom vs. sperm donor case is a ‘call to action’ An Oklahoma judge has ruled that a married, nonbiological mom has no parental rights to the child she and her wife created and were raising together, but the couple’s sperm donor does.
The case shows both why LGBTQ families need to take extra steps to protect themselves, and why there is a critical need for reform of parentage law across the country.
Kris Williams and Rebekah Wilson married in 2019 and had a son later that year with the help of Harlan Vaughn, a gay man who agreed to be their sperm donor, court documents say.
Wilson carried the child, and both women’s names were placed on his birth certificate. The child was given Williams’ last name, and the two women jointly parented him for two years.
