Sat Dec 29, 2012, 08:03 PM

Kansas pursues child support from sperm donor

TOPEKA -- A Kansas man who signed away any parental rights when he donated sperm to a Topeka couple is now being pursued by the state for child support after the mother received financial assistance for the baby.

A lawyer for William Marotta argues that the state’s effort to have Marotta declared the baby’s father runs contrary to a 2007 Kansas Supreme Court ruling on sperm donors, The Topeka Capital-Journal reported.

A hearing on Marotta’s motion to dismiss the case is scheduled for Jan. 8 in Shawnee County District Court.

Marotta, a Topeka mechanic who has taken in foster children with his wife, answered a Craigslist ad in 2009 from a lesbian couple seeking a sperm donor.

The women who placed the ad, Angela Bauer and Jennifer Schreiner, described themselves in an email to Marotta as a “financially stable lesbian couple,” with Bauer working outside the home and Schreiner being a stay-at-home mom with their other children

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/12/29/3986152/state-pursuing-child-support-from.html#storylink=cpy

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Kansas pursues child support from sperm donor (Original post)	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	OP
Kansas is truly sinking lower than I could ever possibly imagine	benld74	Dec 2012	#1
It's a nuthouse here.	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#2
I have a high school buddy living just over the MO/KS line	benld74	Dec 2012	#5
Life long	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#11
That's why it's not a good idea to ever donate your sperm	bluestateguy	Dec 2012	#3
Or your eggs for that matter. nt	kelliekat44	Dec 2012	#13
Script rewritten, "Toto, I've a feeling we're in Kansas." nt	jody	Dec 2012	#4
Nice way to prevent couples from becoming parents if the are lesbian or the husband can't father.	appleannie1	Dec 2012	#6
+1. Wonder if that's the agenda here. Bet it is.	Squinch	Dec 2012	#30
Absolutely the agenda here.	Summer Hathaway	Dec 2012	#51
kansas is sort of the test tube version of republican rule	dembotoz	Dec 2012	#7
A good friend of mine..........	Capt.Rocky300	Dec 2012	#8
From Portland to Olathe?	SheilaT	Dec 2012	#58
Does that mean the mother opened herself up to losing custody	dkf	Dec 2012	#9
Your wingnut slip is showing again	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#17
So financial circumstance is never a consideration in custody?	dkf	Dec 2012	#22
So where does it say custody was in contention at all?	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#24
i think it raises an interesting point	FreeJoe	Dec 2012	#27
I'm pretty sure this is already the case pretty much everywhere	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#31
It isn't the poster who brought this up it is the state	dsc	Dec 2012	#38
Nothing in the story says anything about custody	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#39
the money and custody come hand in hand	dsc	Dec 2012	#42
If he doesn't desire custody then it's a mute point	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#43
He may well want it now	dsc	Dec 2012	#46
Sure. It's quite common for sperm donors to seek custody	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#48
One who have to pay support otherwise	dsc	Dec 2012	#49
There's no indication that he's paying support now	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#50
given the state of Kansas and elected judges	dsc	Dec 2012	#53
The SCOTUS has already ruled on it	Major Nikon	Dec 2012	#57
Storm donation is always a tricky proposition.	Orrex	Dec 2012	#34
What the hell's wrong with you?	Dr. Strange	Dec 2012	#54
It would sure seem so.	Chemisse	Dec 2012	#28
This department must be run by Todd Akin, just as stupid.	Thinkingabout	Dec 2012	#10
What's the matter with Kansas?	Blue_In_AK	Dec 2012	#12
What bullshit. The man has no parental responsibility here.	ProfessionalLeftist	Dec 2012	#14
He needs to "man up" and "pay up!"	Spryguy	Dec 2012	#15
What? Going to assume this was sarcasm (nt)	Demo_Chris	Dec 2012	#16
My god...I hope so! n/t	Earth_First	Dec 2012	#19
What?	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#20
Kansas is some scary shit. Punish any and all living apart from the teabagger-approved	Care Acutely	Dec 2012	#18
What a jerk-off thing to do (nt)	Nye Bevan	Dec 2012	#21
So are they going to pursue the fathers of all forced and aborted births as well?	kydo	Dec 2012	#23
That's probably next on the agenda	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#35
The pressure to become a theocracy is growing in so much of this country.	Egalitarian Thug	Dec 2012	#25
I hope this one goes to the US Supreme Court. nt	raccoon	Dec 2012	#26
This is a pretty interesting case.	Chemisse	Dec 2012	#29
Further proof that men have no rights in family court.	aaaaaa5a	Dec 2012	#32
Haha...yeah...	Spryguy	Dec 2012	#37
Ha... well...	aaaaaa5a	Dec 2012	#41
Men have all the rights and all the power. Everywhere.	Spryguy	Dec 2012	#56
Actually, I wouldn't call family court a "rare" example. Discrimination in this area is quite common	aaaaaa5a	Dec 2012	#59
Social Justice Theory would say you can't be biased against an oppressor.	Spryguy	Dec 2012	#60
Kansas is too screwed up to even drive through anymore	CanonRay	Dec 2012	#33
You've obviously not driven through the right part of Kansas	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#36
I-70 from Kansas City to Denver = surefire cure for	coalition_unwilling	Dec 2012	#45
So you slept from Topeka to Salina?	proud2BlibKansan	Dec 2012	#47
Christ on a cracker.	TwilightGardener	Dec 2012	#40
What if the mother was a single mom, who wanted to raise the child on her own...	Romulox	Dec 2012	#44
But, the mother wasn't a single mom.	Kalidurga	Dec 2012	#52
I spent a month in Kansas one afternoon. nt	SDjack	Dec 2012	#55

Response to proud2BlibKansan (Original post)

Sat Dec 29, 2012, 08:09 PM

benld74 (4,595 posts)

Kansas pursues child support from sperm donor

1. Kansas is truly sinking lower than I could ever possibly imagine

2. It's a nuthouse here.

5. I have a high school buddy living just over the MO/KS line

11. Life long

3. That's why it's not a good idea to ever donate your sperm

13. Or your eggs for that matter. nt

4. Script rewritten, "Toto, I've a feeling we're in Kansas." nt

6. Nice way to prevent couples from becoming parents if the are lesbian or the husband can't father.

30. +1. Wonder if that's the agenda here. Bet it is.

51. Absolutely the agenda here.

7. kansas is sort of the test tube version of republican rule

8. A good friend of mine..........

58. From Portland to Olathe?

9. Does that mean the mother opened herself up to losing custody

17. Your wingnut slip is showing again

22. So financial circumstance is never a consideration in custody?

24. So where does it say custody was in contention at all?

27. i think it raises an interesting point

31. I'm pretty sure this is already the case pretty much everywhere

38. It isn't the poster who brought this up it is the state

39. Nothing in the story says anything about custody

42. the money and custody come hand in hand

43. If he doesn't desire custody then it's a mute point

46. He may well want it now

48. Sure. It's quite common for sperm donors to seek custody

49. One who have to pay support otherwise

50. There's no indication that he's paying support now

53. given the state of Kansas and elected judges

57. The SCOTUS has already ruled on it

34. Storm donation is always a tricky proposition.

54. What the hell's wrong with you?

28. It would sure seem so.

10. This department must be run by Todd Akin, just as stupid.

12. What's the matter with Kansas?

14. What bullshit. The man has no parental responsibility here.

15. He needs to "man up" and "pay up!"

16. What? Going to assume this was sarcasm (nt)

19. My god...I hope so! n/t

20. What?

18. Kansas is some scary shit. Punish any and all living apart from the teabagger-approved

21. What a jerk-off thing to do (nt)

23. So are they going to pursue the fathers of all forced and aborted births as well?

35. That's probably next on the agenda

25. The pressure to become a theocracy is growing in so much of this country.

26. I hope this one goes to the US Supreme Court. nt

29. This is a pretty interesting case.

32. Further proof that men have no rights in family court.

37. Haha...yeah...

41. Ha... well...

56. Men have all the rights and all the power. Everywhere.

59. Actually, I wouldn't call family court a "rare" example. Discrimination in this area is quite common

60. Social Justice Theory would say you can't be biased against an oppressor.

33. Kansas is too screwed up to even drive through anymore

36. You've obviously not driven through the right part of Kansas

45. I-70 from Kansas City to Denver = surefire cure for

47. So you slept from Topeka to Salina?

40. Christ on a cracker.

44. What if the mother was a single mom, who wanted to raise the child on her own...

52. But, the mother wasn't a single mom.

55. I spent a month in Kansas one afternoon. nt