83 Ark. App. 217 - Brown v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis

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2 district · 9 state decisions

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1. “(1) that appellant knew appellee was going to get the sperm; (2) that appellant never said he would not consent to the procedure being performed and he signed the documents that were placed in front of him; (3) that appellant helped pick out the donor for the sperm; (4) that he allowed his name to be used on the birth certificate; (5) that after the children were born, he recognized them as his children; (6) that it was only after appellee began to talk about divorce that he decided he should not be responsible for the children.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 89 Ark. App. 306 - Brown v. Wyatt

2. “Prior to conducting the artificial insemination, the supervising physician shall obtain from the woman and her husband or the donor of the semen a written statement attesting to the agreement to the artificial insemination, and the physician shall certify their signatures and the date of the insemination.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 89 Ark. App. 306 - Brown v. Wyatt

3. “Any child born to a married woman by means of artificial insemination shall be deemed the legitimate natural child of the woman and the woman’s husband if the husband consents in writing to the artificial insemination.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 89 Ark. App. 306 - Brown v. Wyatt