LAMARITATA v. LUCAS

No. 2D01-3293.

823 So.2d 316 (2002)

Lori A. LAMARITATA, Appellant/Cross-Appellee, v. Danny A. LUCAS, Appellee/Cross-Appellant.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.

August 16, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Doris A. Bunnell, Bradenton, for Appellant/Cross-Appellee.

Thomas S. Hudson, Sarasota, for Appellee/Cross-Appellant.


BLUE, Chief Judge.

Although the parties raise numerous issues on appeal and cross-appeal, this is a simple case that can be resolved in a one-sentence opinion, to wit: Danny A. Lucas is a sperm donor, not a parent, and has no parental rights; thus the court erred in establishing a visitation schedule. Unfortunately for the parties, it does not appear that the attorneys ever seemed to understand this principle1 and thus assisted the trial...

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