Ferguson v. McKiernan

Ferguson v. McKiernan
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CourtSupreme Court of Pennsylvania
Full case nameIvonne V. Ferguson, Appellee v. Joel L. McKiernan, Appellant.
DecidedDecember 27, 2007 (2007-12-27)
Citation(s)940 A.2d 1236, 596 Pa. 78
Case history
Appealed fromPennsylvania Superior Court
Court membership
Judge(s) sittingCappy, 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 byBaer, joined by Cappy and Castille
DissentSaylor
DissentEakin
Justices Nigro and Newman took no part in the consideration or decision of the case.
Keywords

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]

  1. ^ Ferguson v. McKiernan (Pa. December 27, 2007), Text.
  2. ^ "Sperm donor wins child support battle". NBC News. January 3, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2017.

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