Although Sarah Horton is the daughter of “Days of Our Lives” fan-favorite character Maggie Horton, her biological father isn’t Maggie’s longtime love, Mickey Horton (John Clarke). According to Soap Central, when she was younger, Maggie decided that she would be a surrogate mother for an anonymous donor. She became pregnant through artificial insemination and was supposed to give the child to the biological father and his wife following birth.
However, Maggie changed her mind and decided to keep the little Sarah for herself. Later, a man named Evan Whyland came forward and claimed that he was Sarah’s father. Evan demanded that Maggie hand over custody of Sarah. The two battled over the baby until Evan was killed in a car accident. Sarah was then raised by Maggie and Mickey, whom she considered her father.
In her younger years, Sarah began to notice a disconnect between Maggie and Mickey, who weren’t spending much time together. She was later shocked when she found Maggie in bed with Dr. Neil Curtis. Maggie had started an affair with Neil after finding out that he was actually Sarah’s biological father (via Soaps.com).
Neil was the doctor who performed Maggie’s insemination and had admitted to using his own sperm specimen instead of Evan’s to create the embryo. However, Sarah still considered Mickey to be her father.
