The justices issued an order Friday saying the testing should be delayed while they study the issue.

William Marotta asked the court in March to direct a district court judge to block the state’s request that he undergo paternity testing. The state is seeking to require Marotta to pay child support for a child who was born to the couple after he donated his sperm.

The Topeka Capital-Journal reports Marotta’s attorney, Benoit Swinnen, said Monday the two-paragraph order requires all parties to wait while justices consider the request.

Shawnee County District Court Judge Mary Mattivi has twice ordered the genetic testing to proceed.