The newest craze in paying for your kid:

The Karlsruhe-based federal appeals court ruled on Tuesday that the doctor must pay his former patient, now a mother of a three-year-old boy, 600 euros ($769) a month because she became pregnant after he implanted her with a contraceptive device.

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The award covers the first years of the child's life and also subsequent costs to the age of 18.

The parents, who had known each other six months at the time of the conception, were no longer together, the court said, ruling that the father should also be compensated for the maintenance he was paying toward the child.

Total payout: $166,104. I think it is reasonable to assume that this is considerably higher than the cost of the original procecdure. That is some significant liability, and the sad thing is the actual father is exonerated of all responsibility for his child.

Pity the doctor a bit (it may actually have been malpractice - the court is sure banking on it) but pity the child more than anyone.