u/EvidenceGoblin

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Please let me know what information is missing. This isn't complete. I am trying to validate her name change and this is all the information I have found so far. I need to go back through itsstorytime's videos to remember exactly what happened with the other surrogates.

Please fact check this information with me! :)

Year / Date What we know
June 16, 1985 Haleshia Kay Albertson, Halaina's birth mother, marries Frank M. Smith Jr. in Dallas County, Texas.
July 28, 1986 Halaina Inez Smith is born in Texas.
Sept. 30, 1992 Frank M. Smith Jr. and Haleshia Kay Smith divorce in Tarrant County, Texas. Halaina is approximately 6 years old.
Oct. 9, 1992 Haleshia Kay Smith marries James Orin Rooker III, becoming Haleshia Kay Rooker.
2002 Halaina attends Lamar High School in Arlington, Texas.
2003 Halaina attends Sam Houston High School in Arlington, Texas.
Mar. 18, 2003 Halaina Inez Smith marries James David Leal.
Mar. 31, 2004 Halaina and James Leal divorce.
Dec. 8, 2004 Halaina marries Joseph Afton Bradam.
June 3, 2005 Official Texas property document identifies Joseph A. Bradam and Halaina S. Bradam, providing primary-source evidence that she was using the Bradam surname.
2005 Halaina and Joseph are associated with the same Texas property.
2006 A contemporary engagement announcement states that Halaina graduated magna cum laude from the University of Texas at Arlington in 2006 with a B.A. in elementary education.
2006 — UTA commencement research All four 2006 UTA commencement programs available through the MavMatrix archive were searched. Halaina's name was not found under Halaina, Smith, Bradam, or the other name variations searched. Her reported graduation/degree therefore remains unconfirmed by the commencement programs.
2006 Halaina is reported as working as the gymnastics/movement program coordinator at the Jewish Community Center of San Francisco.
2006 A contemporary newspaper announcement identifies Halaina Inez Smith as engaged to Colm Matthew Walsh of Millbrae.
2006 The announcement says Halaina and Colm planned a fall wedding on the West Coast. The actual marriage record has not been located.
2006–2007 Halaina and Joseph appear to have separated. Exact separation date is unknown.
Dec. 16, 2007 Joseph's Facebook indicates he began a relationship with someone else. This supports that his relationship with Halaina had ended, but does not prove a legal divorce.
2008 Halaina is using Halaina I. Smith rather than Bradam.
Dec. 3, 2008 Halaina I. Smith files for dissolution against Joseph A. Bradam in San Mateo County, California.
Dec. 15, 2008 The California divorce filing is voided for nonpayment of court fees and was therefore not a completed divorce.
2009 Secondary people-search records place Halaina in the San Francisco Bay Area, including the Millbrae/San Mateo area. Exact residence dates are uncertain.
2009 Secondary records place Joseph in West Virginia.
2009 No Joseph/Halaina divorce case was found in the West Virginia records searched.
~2009–2010 Halaina continues to have California/Bay Area connections.
~2010 — Haygen's birth Haygen is born in California under her original given name. The exact birth date has not yet been established. Lynne Banks states that the family left California approximately two weeks after her birth.
~2010–2011 Haygen is living with Halaina Smith/Walsh and Colm Walsh. A dispute develops over her biological parentage and how Colm came to be listed as her father.
~2010–2011 Possible California → Texas move for Halaina and Colm. Exact date remains unknown.
Feb. 18, 2011 A legal paternity test is conducted for Haygen and Colm. The report shows a 99.999% probability of paternity and a Combined Paternity Index of 77,520, stating that Colm cannot be excluded as her biological father.
2011–2013 Haygen's name reportedly changes from her original birth name to McKenzie, reportedly a name she remembers being called, and eventually to Ainsley. The exact dates and legal status of these changes have not yet been established.
Before May 2013 Haygen is living in the Walsh household. Banks raises questions about her biological family in California and the circumstances surrounding her adoption.
June 2011 Frank Smith, Halaina's father, dies. His obituary identifies Halaina as Halaina Walsh.
2011 — Frank's memorial The Legacy memorial/guestbook associated with Frank's obituary contains messages attributed to Halaina Smith-Walsh and Colm Walsh. Colm refers to Halaina and their daughter. This provides contemporary evidence that Halaina was using Smith-Walsh by 2011 and that Halaina and Colm had a daughter.
2011 — “Mom” reference In her memorial message for Frank, Halaina refers to “Mom.” Haleshia is established as Halaina's birth mother, although the memorial message itself does not explicitly identify who “Mom” refers to.
Sept. 23, 2011 — Facebook incident A Facebook profile under Halaina Walsh published a deliberately false claim that Halaina and her daughter had died in a car accident. Who actually made the post is unknown. Suspected to have been Colm.
2011–2012 Secondary records associate Colm Matthew Walsh with Texas.
2011–2013 Secondary records associate Halaina/Halaina Smith-Walsh/Walsh with Texas.
Oct. 7, 2012 Haleshia Kay Rooker, Halaina's birth mother, dies. Haleshia Kay Albertson (maiden name) → Haleshia Kay Smith (first marriage) → Haleshia Kay Rooker (second marriage).
May 20, 2013 Lynne Banks publishes “Halaina Smith/Halaina Walsh/Surrogacy,” beginning a lengthy series of allegations concerning Haygen, Halaina, Colm, and a separate surrogacy situation. Banks alleges that Haygen's biological parents were in California and raises questions about her birth certificate, parentage, and adoption. These are blog allegations, not established facts.
June 25, 2013 Banks updates the post, acknowledging that a step-parent adoption did occur, while continuing to argue that the circumstances surrounding it were improper.
Early/Mid-2013 According to Banks' account, Halaina and Colm become involved with a young woman who agrees to serve as a traditional surrogate. The surrogate becomes pregnant with twin boys. Banks alleges that Halaina represented herself as pregnant and that family and friends were led to believe she was carrying the babies.
2013 — Twins born According to the blog, the surrogate gives birth to twin boys and chooses to parent them herself rather than surrender them to Halaina and Colm. The birth and custody circumstances require independent documentation.
2013 — After twins' birth According to the blog/comments, Colm apparently seeks custody of the twins but ultimately drops the case. The blog gives competing explanations for why, so the precise legal circumstances remain unresolved.
July 2013 Another woman reportedly comes forward after nearly becoming an egg donor/surrogate for Halaina and Colm. She ultimately backs out after becoming concerned about the arrangement. Blog allegation; unverified.
Aug. 2, 2013 Banks alleges that Halaina circulated a paternity test concerning Haygen that was fake or misleading. This claim conflicts with the separate Feb. 18, 2011 legal paternity report, which shows a 99.999% probability of Colm's paternity.
Aug. 2013 The blog's comments contain conflicting accounts concerning the twins, including claims about whether Halaina and Colm said the babies had died versus mourning their loss after losing custody. This remains disputed and should not be treated as established fact.
By Sept. 25, 2013 Samantha Lee Keegan is officially registered to vote in Florida.
2013–2014 The dispute over Haygen's parentage, adoption, identity, and name continues alongside allegations concerning additional surrogacy attempts.
2013 Major unresolved identity transition: Halaina Smith-Walsh/Walsh → Samantha Lee Keegan. We still have not found the legal name-change document.
Aug. 2014 Banks reports that Haygen's name had been changed again and describes another alleged attempt by Halaina to pursue a surrogacy arrangement involving Colm's sperm. Blog-reported and unverified.
Oct. 18, 2016 Cormac Monroe Keegan appears in a directory search for those who are registered to vote.
2016 Cormac's recorded birth date matches the birth date associated with Colm Matthew Walsh, strongly supporting the identity connection.
2019 Samantha says she creates the SammiCakes & Cookies Facebook page.
~Spring 2020 Samantha says she is a Disney cast member and had been furloughed for almost a year by February 2021.
Feb. 2021 Samantha holds a fundraiser bake sale that raises more than $1,200, becoming the turning point for SammiCakes & Cookies.
May 2021 SammiCakes & Cookies website launches.
Aug. 2021 Samantha says the business has expanded rapidly and she hires help.
2021 Samantha publicly uses the name Samantha Sloane-Keegan in the Orlando Voyager interview.
2021 Samantha describes her business as serving Central Florida vacationers.
July 14, 2025 Florida officially registers Six Roots Collective LLC, listing Samantha Keegan as an authorized member.
July 25, 2025 Samantha announces that Six Roots Collective LLC now legally owns the SammiCakes-related businesses/assets.
Feb. 28, 2026 Florida's LLC annual report again lists Samantha Keegan as the authorized member.

 The Name Trail — Updated

Halaina → Samantha

Halaina Inez Smith

Halaina S. Bradam — 2005

Halaina I. Smith — 2008

Halaina Smith-Walsh — 2011 memorial for father

Halaina Walsh — 2011 Facebook death claim

Samantha Sloane — June 12th #### missing year Facebook evidence, marriage license for Cormac marriage says this is her maiden name.

Samantha Lee Keegan — documented in Florida by 2013

Samantha Sloane-Keegan — later professional/public name

Colm

Colm Matthew Walsh

Cormac Monroe Keegan — 2016 Florida record

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