Pamela Estelle Harrison v. Shannon Nicole Harrison

Syllabus

This case involves a same-sex divorce and the resultant child custody issues regarding two children born during the marriage through artificial insemination. The sperm donor intervened in the divorce proceeding requesting the court establish him as the children's legal father and award him parenting time. The trial court denied his request to be named the children's legal father based on its interpretation and application of Tenn. Code Ann. § 68-3-306, Tennessee's artificial insemination statute. The sperm donor appeals, challenging the court's refusal to name him as a parent or award him visitation. We affirm the trial court in all respects.