Ferguson v. McKiernan
| Ferguson v. McKiernan | |
|---|---|
Seal of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania | |
| Court | Supreme Court of Pennsylvania |
| Full case name | Ivonne V. Ferguson, Appellee v. Joel L. McKiernan, Appellant. |
| Decided | December 27, 2007 |
| Citation | 940 A.2d 1236, 596 Pa. 78 |
| Case history | |
| Appealed from | Pennsylvania Superior Court |
| Court membership | |
| Judges sitting | Cappy, 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 by | Baer, joined by Cappy and Castille |
| Dissent | Saylor |
| Dissent | Eakin |
| 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.