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December 28, 2012

State of Kansas wants sperm donor found on Craigslist to pay for daughter born to lesbian couple

Topeka mothers support sperm donor in child support battle with Kansas DCF

December 29, 2012

Former partners say state forced name disclosure with threat of withholding health benefits

Former partners 'forever grateful' to Topeka sperm donor

December 30, 2012

Topeka couple wanted home insemination to be 'personal'

Topeka sperm donor case draws national attention

December 31, 2012

Topeka sperm donor: Child support case politically motivated

December 31, 2012

Man answered ad on Craigslist to help lesbian couple conceive

Activists: Topeka sperm donor case opportunity for change

January 2,2013

Implications go beyond issues of same-sex unions

State says woman in Topeka sperm donor case deceived agency in child support claim

January 3, 2013

Marotta's attorney dismisses state's claims that contract may be invalid

Sperm donor hearings are postponed to April, June

January 3,2013

Hearings to focus on paternity, artificial insemination questions

Sperm donor case: Marotta to give deposition

January 31, 2013

Topekan being sued by state told to bring documents with him

Lesbian couple were 'taking in kids no one else wanted'

February 3, 2013

Topekans in middle of child support battle between state, sperm donor

Topeka sperm donor mentioned in Senate hearing

February 20, 2013

Opinions on assisted reproduction bring together odd allies

Sperm donor case: Former same-sex partner seeks involvement

February 27, 2013

Supreme Court decision cited in court filings made Wednesday

Child's lawyer suggests evaluation of 3-year-old in sperm donor case

March 6, 2013

Evaluation would be done by a psychologist

Parties in sperm donor case point to appellate ruling

March 8, 2013

Genetic testing request stayed in CraigsList case

April 5, 2013

Judge Mattivi to look at other matters before addressing testing

Sperm donor case to be decided by summary judgment

April 9, 2013

A lawyer is appointed to represent birth mother in Craigslist case

Sperm donor defense calls for judge to recuse herself

May 20, 2013

Friday's filing 'moves and prays' Mattivi will disqualify herself from case

State seeks summary judgment in sperm donor case

May 28, 2013

Case to determine whether Topekan is a sperm donor or a father

Attorney will pursue recusal in sperm donor case if judge doesn't step down

June 2, 2013

Hearing on recusal motion set for Wednesday

Judge in sperm donor case takes time to consider recusal

June 5, 2013

Decision may not happen for two weeks

Judge denies motion to recuse herself in sperm donor case

June 19, 2013

Status hearing scheduled for July

State: Wrong interpretation in sperm donor case would create 'culture of chaos'

August 23, 2013

Attorneys present opinions in case involving Topeka sperm donation

Oral arguments scheduled in sperm donor case

September 3, 2013

District Judge Mattivi sets hearing for 9 a.m. Oct. 25

Judge hears arguments in Craigslist case

October 25, 2013

Says she'll issue written ruling on motions seeking to decide the case

Court: Marotta is a father, not merely a sperm donor

January 22, 2014

Ruling 'appears' to be first of its kind in Kansas

Marotta plans to appeal court's sperm donor decision

January 23, 2014

Marotta 'almost' ready to go to jail rather than pay back child care payments

Based on last 15 months, Marotta wouldn't provide sperm again

January 25, 2014

Marotta: Kansas law requiring doctor particpation 'behind the times'

Sperm donor ruling certified; Marotta to appeal

January 27, 2014

Man who donated to couple expects Kansas Supreme Court to hear appeal

Appeal in sperm donor case will have to wait

March 12, 2014

Judge denies request for certification of her ruling

Attorney to sperm donor: Don't submit to genetic testing

March 14, 2014

Swinnen seeks 14-day stay to prepare appeals to Supreme Court

Sperm donor asks Supreme Court to block his genetic testing

March 21, 2014

Motion filed at last minute Friday in 2012 case

Kansas Supreme Court freezes genetic testing in Craigslist case

May 5, 2014

State seeks child support from man who gave sperm to same-sex couple

Hearing ordered before sperm donor faces genetic testing

June 17, 2014

Kansas Supreme Court stalls Shawnee County ruling ordering testing

Sperm donor case turns to 'best interests of child' issues

June 18, 2014

Attorney ready to explore same-sex vs. heterosexual parents question

Prosecutor: Judicial recusals from cases don't happen often

July 27, 2014

Move can pose challenges for state, defense

Attorney files motion to block expert in sperm donor case

October 30, 2014

Attorney says trial date should be upheld

Ruling ensures no expert witnesses will appear at sperm donor case hearing

November 3, 2014

Judge concludes state of Kansas failed to meet deadline

Marotta, biological mother take stand in Ross hearing

November 18, 2014

Hearing will determine what is best for child

Attorney: Marotta not the father in the 'unusual' circumstances of sperm donor case

January 4, 2015

Man who answered Craigslist ad opposes finding as father

Judge again orders Topekan in sperm donor case to undergo genetic testing

April 24, 2015

Ruling says William Marotta is 'not a mere donor of sperm'

Lawyer seeks to withdraw from sperm donor case

June 1, 2015

Topeka attorney Swinnen says his law firm has closed

Sperm donor case motion contends Judge Mattivi acted in contempt of Kansas Supreme Court

June 11, 2015

Case focuses on whether man is legally a sperm donor or a father

William Marotta, defendant in Shawnee County sperm donor case, submits to DNA testing

June 26, 2015

But results will remain sealed while Supreme Court considers motion

Kansas Supreme Court refuses to remove Judge Mattivi from sperm donation case

July 17, 2015

High Court also opts not to pursue a contempt of court citation

DNA results: 99.9 percent certainty sperm donor William Marotta is father of 5-year-old girl

August 19, 2015

Test results officially entered into Shawnee County District Court records

Attorney in sperm donor case draws connection to same-sex marriage rulings

November 28, 2015

William Marotta has been fighting effort to label him a parent of child conceived with his sperm

Shawnee County judge: Topeka sperm donor William Marotta not legally child's father

November 28, 2016

Marotta will not be required to pay child support

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