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the applicant/recipient an opportunity to view the photograph of the individual tested. If the individual in the photograph is not the man named by the applicant/recipient, DCSE will initiate action to administer another test to the appropriate parties.

If the individual in the photograph is the man named by the applicant/recipient, DCSE may refer the matter to the court if the applicant/recipient insists that he is the father. During that time, the applicant/recipient will be considered to be cooperating.

3) A mother who was married at the time of the child's birth, but names someone other than her husband as the child’s father, must refer both men to DCSE. The man to whom she was married at the time of the child’s birth is the legal father and is considered the child’s father until a court has determined that he is not. After the court has excluded the husband as the father, DCSE can proceed to determine the paternity status of the man named by the mother.

b. Additional Information to Identify the Noncustodial Parent - For each noncustodial parent referred to DCSE, including the legal father if the mother was married at the time of the child’s birth, the applicant/recipient must provide, under penalty of perjury, additional informational items including, at a minimum, three of the following:

1) social security number; 2) race; 3) date of birth; 4) place of birth; 5) telephone number; 6) address; 7) schools attended; 8) occupation; 9) employer; 10) driver's license number; 11) make and model of motor vehicle; 12) motor vehicle license plate number; 13) places of social contact; 14) banking institutions utilized; 15) names, addresses, or telephone numbers of parents, friends, or relatives; or 16) other information that the agency determines is likely to lead to the establishment of paternity.

c. Exception to the Requirement to Provide the Name of and Identifying Information on the Noncustodial Parent - If the applicant or recipient attests to the lack of information under penalty of perjury, cooperation exists even though identifying

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