Since the Sherri Shepherd child custody battle is trending, wanted to
see if you would be interested in running an expert quote from family legal
expert and TV judge Lauren Lake from the hit syndicated courtroom series “Lauren
Lake’s Paternity Court.” Hope you can use it!
“Absent some clear proof of
fraud, I felt Sherry Shephard would be named the legal mother of the child. This
ruling is in line with the court’s desire to protect the best interests of
children. Regardless of the methods used for conception and birth, if you bring
a child into the world, you need to be prepared to take care of it. If your
marriage ends during the time when the child is in the womb, it makes you no
less responsible from a legal standpoint.
However, this case brings to life
the need for more decisive legal parameters relating to bringing children in the
world by alternative reproductive methods. In this case, the surrogate was left
on the hook as the legal mother until all of this drama was sorted out. Most
importantly, there is a beautiful innocent child, who now can “Google” the fact
that that his legally named mother didn’t want anything to do with him and his
father was rumored to be a cheater and gold-digger that used him as a pawn for a
check. Sure, the child support that Sherri will likely have to provide will take
care of his financial needs, but the emotional healing is another story.”