In the Matter of the Parentage of a Child by T.J.S. and A.L.S., A-130 September Term 2010; Supreme Court; per curiam opinion; concurrence by Hoens, J.; dissent by Albin, J.; decided October 24, 2012. On certification to the Appellate Division, 419 N.J. Super. 46 (App. Div. 2011). [Sat below: Judges Parrillo, Yannotti and Skillman in the Appellate Division; Judge Dortch in the Chancery Division, Family Part.] DDS No. 20-1-8062 [48 pp.]
Plaintiffs T.J.S. and A.L.S. are a married couple who have been unable to have a child together because A.L.S. is not able to carry a pregnancy to term. They decided that T.J.S. would contribute sperm that would be used to fertilize the ovum of an anonymous donor. They entered into an agreement with A.F., a woman who is not related to either plaintiffs or the anonymous donor of the ovum, in which A.F. agreed to have the resulting embryo implanted into her uterus. She carried that pregnancy to term and gave birth to a child in July 2009.
