What a deceitful woman.

Poor kids.

Poor bloke.

Disgusting , what a shedog

I find it incomprehensible that the law could be so blind and stupid. How can any legal system that purports to mete out justice penalise a man for the deceitful actions of the likes of this woman. I can see why more and more people are taking the law into their own hands when we see so many decisions like this one that simply beggars belief.

You elected these F wits. What do you expect?

You elected these F wits. What do you expect?



Maybe I am a little slow understanding, so could you please explain what this means.

You elected these F wits. What do you expect?



You have an unfortunate habit of blaming voters for every mistake or act of stupidity by government. Instead of "shooting the messenger", how about something constructive?

This to me is the same as a woman telling a bloke she has had HIS kids when she knows that they were someone elses--to me that should be punishable and is a VERY low act.

There are two sides to this story for me.



I don't know what faw is and I may be wrong here, not being a male, but doesn't a man donate sperm so women can conceive? Any woman?



In my opinion the people that should pay are the ones who gave the sperm to his ex wife as the sperm donor is supposed to be anonymous, isn't it?



I must admit to knowing very little about it.



Edited.

Sorry I just realised faw was a typo for law :)

I think some are anonymous and some aren't --but this was a man that was separated from his wife.



Being anonymous is robbing the Child of knowing there medical history as well and also not a good idea as how do they know that down the track they aren't marrying or having relations with their siblings?

No wonder people, as K says, are taking justice into their own hands.



In the case of this poor sod who donated the sperm and should have asked for it to be discarded or withheld from his ex spouse. Bet it never even occurred to him. Evil flourishes today.



He should not be held responsible for upkeep of the child at all but as someone suggested the doctor who let the woman have the sperm should be made to pay for the upkeep of the child. Fairer imo.

The legislators, ie the parliament, are to blame for poorly framed legislation that permits and perhaps even encourages offenders to frustrate the intent of the law.



Then again, because so much law seems to be driven by the media and lobby groups and is framed behind closed doors without and real consultation with the public, who knows what ideology was being served when the laws were drafted?



There are feminists who believe that men should have no say whatsoever in fertility, that it is always a woman's choice. Protests by men are met by the implacable assertion, "Don't have sex or wear a condom if you are not prepared to support offspring". While not disputing that women should have control over their own fertility, it is unfair that men should have to accept responsibility for decisions they have no say in and of which they were possibly not even informed.



Further, the feminist mantra that fathers automatically have a lesser concern and love for their children because they are not capable of bearing them should be challenged.



There has been no mention made of the right of grandparents to have access to their grandchildren. Alienation of children from grandparents is common and despicable and of course there are no effective remedies in family law.



Bad law doesn't just happen or if it does then someone somewhere still has to be made accountable.

I think laws are in place to cover most things but there are always some who want to bypass the law for their own gains, prestige, power or even ignorance.



One case that springs to mind is that of the woman the media call Octomum and this sounds similar.



I seem to recall an Australian woman recently having trouble getting the law to uphold her deceased husband's wishes for her to be implanted with his sperm.

Mum might be happy to do that but what about what is best for the child and the implications for public policy?