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201.10 TANF MANUAL 10/09 Page 1a

a. Name of Parent

1) The applicant or recipient must provide, under penalty of perjury, the first and last name of the individual against whom paternity or an obligation to provide support is sought to be established, modified, or enforced.

2) If the applicant/recipient is not certain of the child's paternity, she must identify all individuals with whom she had sexual intercourse who may be the father. The "List of Putative Fathers" form (032-03-0880) must be completed by the applicant/recipient, listing the individuals who may be the father in rank order of their probability of being the father.

a) The applicant/recipient must designate, in writing, the men most likely to be the father. If the putative fathers designated are excluded from paternity as a result of the genetic testing, the applicant/recipient will be considered as not cooperating and the agency will impose a penalty until paternity has been established for the child. Note: DCSE will provide genetic testing for up to five potential fathers at its expense. After five potential fathers have been tested, the parent must assume full responsibility for additional testing. If the parent fails or refuses to pay for further genetic testing, this will be considered to be noncooperation.

b) If an applicant/recipient has named only one putative father, and subsequent genetic testing determines that this individual is not the father, the applicant/ recipient must be given an opportunity to provide another name(s) for the putative father. The applicant/recipient is considered to be cooperating with the identification requirement if she provides the name of another individual(s) with whom she had sexual intercourse who may be the father. If the men named are excluded from paternity through genetic testing, the applicant/recipient will be considered as not cooperating and the agency will impose a penalty until paternity has been established for the child unless the applicant/recipient signs the Attesting to the Lack of Information form (032-03-0423). Note: Individuals for whom a penalty was imposed prior to October 2006 must be given an opportunity to name all putative fathers upon reapplication. Each man named must be excluded from paternity through genetic testing before the applicant/recipient will be considered as not cooperating.

c) If the genetic testing determines that an individual named is not the father and the applicant/recipient maintains there are no other men who could be the father, the applicant/recipient must be advised of her right to meet with the DCSE worker and have her case reviewed. DCSE will review the case and offer

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