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This Hollywood spotlight isn\u2019t for a new movie. Instead, it\u2019s shining bright on the Los Angeles Superior Courthouse.<\/p>\n
Analysts are calling it a one-of-a-kind legal dispute regarding Patric\u2019s sperm which was used to impregnate his ex-girlfriend, Danielle Schreiber.\u00a0 The IVF attempt did produce a pregnancy which resulted in the birth of a young boy, Gus, who is now four.<\/p>\n
So what exactly is going on?\u00a0 Well, it appears the custody battle has been going on for years.<\/p>\n
According to Eriq Gardner, a reporter who penned a recent Hollywood Reporter article, \u201cPatric and Schreiber have been fighting over custody of their four-year-old son, who was born through artificial insemination.\u201d He continues,<\/i> \u201cThanks to California law, which grants the mother full custody unless there is a written agreement establishing parental rights before conception, a judge has denied The Lost Boys star access to his son. So as the custody battle heads to an appeals court next month, Gus can be considered in some respects a legal stranger to his father.\u201d<\/i><\/p>\n
But Patric hasn\u2019t been backing down.\u00a0 Instead, more fuel has been tossed into the legal fire.<\/p>\n
While the wheels are in motion towards the appellate court this month and beyond, Patric\u2019s organization, \u201cStand Up for Gus,\u201d is an effort to springboard awareness regarding parental alienation for couples who utilize assisted reproduction to have a child, but who are not married. In this case, there is no writing to prove Patric is a father and without it, he’s a sperm donor.<\/p>\n
It has received ample attention.\u00a0 In addition to a star-studded fundraising event last year, interviews on popular shows such as The View<\/i> and 20\/20 <\/i>have aired.<\/p>\n
In full throttle, Patric\u2019s social media avenues on Facebook and Twitter have voiced his parental alienation argument along with pictures of Gus.<\/p>\n
According to <\/b>The Hollywood Reporter, Patty Glaser an attorney representing Schreiber, calls Patric\u2019s attempts, \u201ca \u2018public relations tirade\u2019 from a father who she says didn\u2019t want his name on the birth certificate so as to avoid attention from the paparazzi.\u201d<\/p>\n
But wait, there\u2019s more.<\/p>\n
All of this jumpstarted the pursuing of a restraining order on Patric \u2013 the grounds were to stop using Gus\u2019 name and photos for commercial purposes.<\/p>\n