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- From: bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us (Bob Kirkpatrick)
- Newsgroups: soc.men,alt.child-support,soc.culture.british
- Subject: Re: Reporting requirements for un-married mothers
- Message-ID: <omNRXB1w165w@dogear.spk.wa.us>
- Date: 22 Jan 93 06:52:47 GMT
- References: <74120@cup.portal.com>
- Organization: Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
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- steward@cup.portal.com (John Joseph Deltuvia) writes:
-
- >
- > In the USA, CP's applying for Aid to Families with Dependent Children
- > (welfare for you non-politically-correct folks :) ) must disclose the
- > names of the assumed NCP's of the child(ren) or face a sanction for
- > "non-cooperation". The sanction is the reduction of the welfare grant
- > by approximately 1/3. Waivers are granted for "good cause", such as
- > molestation accusations and the like.
- >
- > There is a carrot as well as a stick. If an order is entered against
- > the NCP and the NCP pays, the grant is increased by up to $50/month.
- > (That's total, not $50 per child).
-
- Almost, but not quite, John.
-
- A mother IS allowed to say that she doesn't know the father. A number
- of my clients are in that category.
-
- Also, there are some catch-22 aspects to that $50/mo thing too. See my
- previous post.
-
- Theory is one thing, practice is another thing entirely.
-
- ---
- Bob Kirkpatrick <bobk@dogear.spk.wa.us>
- Dog Ear'd Systems of Spokane, WA
-