ACIN I-39-06 – Referral of Pregnant Women and Pregnant Minor Cases to Local Child Support Agencies (May 25, 2006)

A reminder to counties, in keeping with spirit but not the wording of Supreme Court decisions, that pregnant women and minor parents are not to be asked to assign support rights for the fetuses. Stating that unborn children are not mandatory members of the Assistance Unit, the County Welfare Department is to make no referral to Child Support Agency until the child is born. [Download]