Legal Question in Family Law in Connecticut
I was a sperm donor for my brother and his wife. We went outside of a clinic and did not have a physician perform the insemination. We all have a verbal agreement, but I am sure it is not legally binding. How do I legally waive my parental rights to the child to ensure no legal complications in the future?
The procedure was done in Connecticut.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Connecticut General Statutes section 45a-775 provides that an identified or anonymous donor of sperm or eggs used in artificial insemination with donor sperm or eggs (known as "AID"), or any person claiming by or through such donor, shall not have any right or interest in any child born as a result of AID. Although it appears under Connecticut General Statutes section 45a-772 that your brother and sister-in-law did not undergo proper AID procedure by failing to use a certified CT physician (and said physician was to be provided a written request and consent to the procedure by your brother and siser-in-law) there does not appear to be any court decisions in CT that invalidate the edict of 45a-775 that you have no rights to the child, particularly because you are all in agreement. Having a detailed written agreement with your brother and sister-in-law would be worth memoralizing this understanding.
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