Law Students

The Rule Against Perpetuities Just Died.

By Steve Pirates

For a while now, there has been some discussion about the implications Artificial Reproductive Technology would have on the Rule Against Perpetuities. Well, I think it’s safe to say that the classic formulation is now dead doctrine. This year a child was born from sperm that was…. wait for it…. 21 years old. A man who was facing cancer had banked some frozen sperm two decades ago. Now, in this case, the guy is still alive, so this scenario doesn’t just automatically kill the Rule Against Perpetuities.

But really, the writing is on the wall. How long will it be before sperm banked 21 years ago before the death of a man is used by his widow to create a child. Frankly, I wouldn’t be surprised to learn that it had already happened.

Link to the story below:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26756125/

Full post as published by Jolly Lawger on October 07, 2008 (boomark / email).