Divorce and sperm donors

 

  • One of the reasons for becoming a donor is to help married people experience the joy of raising a child together.
  • The hope is that all families realize how amazing their children are, and demonstrate to their children a loving and stable household. 
  • The feedback Trent has received from families is a strong desire to honor marriage

 

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18 Shocking Statistics About Children and Divorce
 
  • "Half of all American children will witness the breakup of a parent’s marriage."
  • "The death of a parent is LESS devastating to a child than a divorce"
  • "Following divorce, children are fifty percent more likely to develop health problems than two parent families. "
For Sperm Donor Offspring, Parents' Divorce Brings a One-Two Punch - Huffington Post
  •  "we discovered that the divorce rate for married couples who used donor conception was twice as high as the rate for married couples who had adopted"
Divorce, United States - Wikipedia
  • "In 2008, 49% of all marriages involve a remarriage for one or both spouses."
What Divorce Does to the Kids - Huffington Post 
  • "If you are the parent that was so thoroughly for the beauty of family and the spirit of togetherness, and you felt blessed every day because in spite of how complicated and difficult life was, you totally knew in the roots of your soul that this union you shared with your children and spouse was something special and sacred and worth protecting and honoring and keeping, you feel the injustice. You know your children are robbed of something you wanted with all your heart for them."

     

Lesbian child custody battles and heterosexual divorce - WND.com
  • "Kelly Jordan, a Toronto lawyer who is the former chair of the family law section of the Ontario Bar Association, says cases like the Springfield/Courtney dispute and others are “all very new.” "