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  • I don't know about New York law in particular, but in most states it is legally mandated. The reason being is that your child has to qualify, and the father is legally required to support the child. They require this information because most states actually go after the father for reimbursement.
  • I think she can claim a man is the father, but don't they get a dna test if there is a dispute?
  • I should think there would have to be some kind of acknowledgment of the fact that sometimes it is not possible to identify the father. I'm in CA and we had our son on MediCal. My wife was born a US citizen in Venezuela (with a US birth certificate and everything from the embassy, daughter of US citizens traveling abroad). It took some convincing to get the MediCal people to stop demanding naturalization information. Sometimes there are situations that don't fit in government's nice neat little boxes. Usually there's a way to make things work anyway. (The people working in these offices are human, after all, even if just barely.) Maybe you will have to just guess. However, if their going to go after someone for compensation on a guess, then things will come down to a DNA test. Of course, then you actually could do DNA testing beforehand, but if the potential fathers aren't available for that, then no dice. I'm somewhat encouraged that they try to hold the guy accountable. Hopefully they don't harm children doing so though.

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