LEVIN v. LEVIN

55S01-9412-CV-1285.

645 N.E.2d 601 (1994)

Donald Eugene LEVIN, Appellant (Respondent below), v. Barbara Joan LEVIN (Lahnen), Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 30, 1994.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James C. Spencer, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Mark Peden, Foley, Foley & Peden, Martinsville, for appellee.


SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

This case presents a question of first impression brought on by advancing reproductive technology: whether a husband who consents to the heterologous artificial insemination of his wife is the legal father of the resulting child.

We find that the appellant here is the legal father of the child and is, accordingly, responsible for the child's support. Therefore, we grant transfer and affirm.

I. Summary of Facts

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