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Florida paternity: Consequence of use of at-home artificial insemination versus laboratory

Florida paternity: Consequence of use of at-home artificial insemination versus laboratory

Posted by Nydia Streets of Streets Law in Florida Paternity

A recent Florida Supreme Court case may affect same-sex couples, or individuals who choose to have a child via artificial insemination. When an at-home insemination kit is used versus artificial insemination by use of a laboratory, does the male whose sperm is used relinquish all parental rights to the child who is conceived as a result? This was a question answered by the Florida Supreme Court in Brito v. Salas, SC2024-1184 (Fla. December 30, 2025).