Quick question
I’m currently receiving both snap and wic for the little girl I’m having. It’s only temporary until I find a better paying job.
Her father is in her life but according to what I’ve been told by other moms plus some research I’ve done, I’ll have to cooperate with child support. I don’t want to put him on child support because either way, we would loose the benefits I’m trying to get for her. Plus, we live together already so it just doesn’t make sense. They’ll think he makes too much when they don’t consider he pays support his 2 boys and has a some medical bills coming out of that check too. So, he doesn’t see too much of his check and he’s the main bread winner while I make enough to cover utility bills.
We already discussed his name will not go on the birth certificate until we are both ready to get married then I’ll just report his income and close my snap case since by that time, he won’t be paying support for one of his boys and the medical bills being taken off his check will be gone. Plus, I’ll be making more so either way, my case would end up getting closed anyways.
Getting state assistance was always going to be temporary but I just don’t want him paying any type of child support since we live together, he helps with her already, and he won’t be on the birth certificate until we tie the knot. So, any advice?
So I work for the SNAP office. You don’t necessarily have to cooperate with child support. What will happen is you’ll receive benefits for the child but not yourself. Now income plays a part in it also. They won’t count your entire income being that you don’t want to cooperate with child support but if it’s still over the income limit you’d still receive benefits. If not you’ll be denied. But if you guys live together you should report that because if he is not included in the case that’s fraud not reporting household composition. Which is part of our federal and state policies and procedures.