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Entertainment & Sports

Mar. 21, 2017

Panel: Actor has rights to son conceived in vitro

A Hollywood actor who donated his sperm to his ex-girlfriend took a major step toward receiving joint custody of their son, following a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision Thursday.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

A Hollywood actor who donated his sperm to his ex-girlfriend took a major step toward receiving joint custody of their son, following a 2nd District Court of Appeal decision Thursday.

A three-judge panel held that plaintiff Jason Patric has legal parental rights over a young boy, Gus, who was conceived with his sperm through in vitro fertilization. Thursday's opinion was a b...

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