FILE -- In this Aug. 13, 2013 file photo, actor Jason Patric, left, urges members of the Assembly Judiciary Committee to approve a bill that would allow him another chance to seek paternity rights for his young son, fathered through sperm donation, with an ex-girlfriend, in Sacramento, Calif.
In Patric's case, he claims he did that, signing documents saying he intended to be a father to Gus and later signing school forms and other paperwork that parents traditionally sign.
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