The little girl clambers over her mom's on the couch, an energetic blur in a cheerful yellow dress.
She has no idea of the drama surrounding her existence – all that matters to her right now is that her parents are there to cater to her every need.
Yet waiting in the wings is a man who wants to be part of her life too. And he’s prepared to fight with everything he has for what he believes is his legal right.
The two women sitting on either side of Lisa* are up for the fight too. They want to be the sole parents of a much longed-for a child.
On the face of it, the process that led to Lisa’s birth is a heart-warming study of progressive modern life.
Gauteng-based couple Maria Roma no* (37), a lecturer, and Busi Ndlovu* (39), a nurse, found a sperm donor four years ago on a website that promised to match single people with a potential co-parent or sperm donor.
John Kabe* (46), an IT specialist also from Gauteng, agreed to help the couple realize their dream, and in March 2019 Lisa arrived.
But shortly after the birth, things started going awry.
The couple realized their understanding of the arrangement was very different from John’s and things have now escalated to the point where they’re locked in a legal battle.
The couple have lodged a request with the South Gauteng high court to label John simply as “the sperm donor” without any parental rights and res ponsibilities.
They’re arguing John only claimed parental rights after Lisa was born and that he’s using the baby as a smokescreen to hide the fact that he’s gay from his family.
هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 11 February 2021 من YOU South Africa.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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هذه القصة مأخوذة من طبعة 11 February 2021 من YOU South Africa.
ابدأ النسخة التجريبية المجانية من Magzter GOLD لمدة 7 أيام للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة وأكثر من 9,000 مجلة وصحيفة.
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