There is no question that Ian Burns is the son  of Michael Burns.
But did Michael intend to father a child  nearly three years after his own death from cancer?
For his wife, Gayle, there is no doubt.
But for the Social Security Administration,  which is fighting her efforts to get survivor’s benefits for their son,  the answer is no.
Now the Utah Supreme Court is entering the  debate in a first-of- its-kind case here, though the issue has been  debated in a handful of other states.
The justices are poised to answer two  questions: Is a signed sperm donor agreement evidence of a man’s desire  to become a father, even after his death? And is that child then his  legal heir?
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