WELBORN v. DOE

Record No. 0607-89-4.

394 S.E.2d 732 (1990)

Dency Michael WELBORN and Anne Louise Welborn v. John DOE and Commonwealth of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia.

July 31, 1990.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William Reichhardt (Michele H. Rydell, Reichhardt & Rydell, P.C., Fairfax, on brief), for appellants.

No brief or argument for appellees.

Present: KEENAN, MOON and WILLIS, JJ.


MOON, Judge.

The sole issue is whether a man by proceeding in accordance with Code § 63.1-221 may adopt a child born to his wife by artificial insemination with a third party donor's sperm. We conclude that he may.

Dency Michael Welborn and Anne Louise Welborn signed a consent agreement requesting that Mrs. Welborn be inseminated with the sperm of an anonymous third party donor. Conception occurred and fraternal twins were born. Mr. Welborn was listed...

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