Yeah, if a single mom applies for public assistance, they are required to help the Departmebt of Health and Human Services find the father so the state can attempt to collect child support. It doesn’t matter if the father was abusive or you haven’t heard from him in 15 years-- if you don’t want your kid to starve, you have to satisfy them that you are cooperating to find him. They required DNA testing in this case. There’s always really intrusive questions about where you met him and how many times you had sex and where his grandmother lives. If you don’t feel safe playing private eye to track down a violent man, or if you just don’t know, your kid doesn’t get their benefits.
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