Paternity test proves husband in Lakeway custody battle over child born from anonymous sperm donor is not the father

The child's mother is trying to stop her estranged husband from getting parental rights.

A Lakeway, Texas woman ended up in a rare custody battle when her husband—estranged and separated at the time—sought parental rights to their son, who was conceived via IVF using an anonymous sperm donor. Under Texas law, a husband can be presumed the father if the child is born during the marriage. He submitted to a DNA test—and the results confirmed he is not the biological father.

After that, the husband dropped his paternity claim, and the mom retained full parental rights to her son. The situation illustrates how IVF and legal marriage can collide with custody rights, especially under evolving statutes.

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