{"id":12620,"date":"2016-01-31T17:43:08","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T00:43:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.accessrx.com\/blog\/?p=8386"},"modified":"2013-01-31T17:43:08","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T00:43:08","slug":"sperm-donor-child-support-l0131","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.edrugstore.com\/blog\/current-health-news\/sperm-donor-child-support-l0131\/","title":{"rendered":"Sperm Donor is Forced to Pay Child Support"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Sperm donor is forced to pay child support after helping a lesbian couple conceive.<\/figcaption><\/figure> A Kansas sperm donor is being forced to pay child support for a child he helped a lesbian couple conceive.<\/p>\n

Bizarre Case Grabs Headlines<\/strong><\/p>\n

William Marotta, a husband and father, responded to a Craigslist ad put out by a lesbian couple in March of 2009. He gave his sperm to the couple free of charge, which was used to inseminate Jennifer Schreiner. Schreiner and her wife, Angela Bauer, planned to raise the child without any help from Marotta. Legal documents were signed and Marotta thought the deal was done.<\/p>\n

Then, Schreiner lost her job and filed for state assistance. When that happened, the state filed a support claim against Marotta, which he is fighting in court.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s unclear how the state even knew Marotta was the father, he isn\u2019t listed on the child\u2019s birth certificate, but the state was still able to track him down.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Bauer feels the whole ordeal has gotten out of hand.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was a wonderful opportunity with a guy with an admirable, giving character who wanted nothing more than to help us have a child,\u201d Bauer said. \u201cI feel like the state of Kansas has made a mess out of the situation.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went on to say, \u201cWe are going to support him in whatever action he wants to go forward with.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marotta Thinks the Claim is Politically Motivated<\/strong><\/p>\n

Marotta says he\u2019s unsure why he is being targeted and wonders if it has anything to do with the fact that he helped a gay couple.<\/p>\n

\"It's
It’s unclear how the state knew who the father was.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

\u201cI have a hunch part of the reason this is going this way is because of people\u2019s feelings toward same-sex couples,\u201d Marotta said in an exclusive interview with FoxNews.com. \u201cI can\u2019t help but feel this is somewhat of a political issue.\u201d<\/p>\n

Marotta went on to say, \u201cThe only good thing I can see about this is it\u2019s going to open a lot of eyes,\u201d Marotta told FoxNews.com<\/a>. \u201cBut I\u2019m like, \u2018Why me?\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A Kansas sperm donor is being forced to pay child support for a child he helped a lesbian couple conceive. Bizarre Case Grabs Headlines William Marotta, a husband and father, responded to a Craigslist ad put out by a lesbian couple in March of 2009. He gave his sperm to the couple free of charge, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_autoblog_aioseo_focus_keyphrase":"","_autoblog_aioseo_title":"","_autoblog_aioseo_description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12620","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-current-health-news"],"acf":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t