no father on birth cert. Centrelink wont pay until someone is on there help
hi not sure if this is the right place. Mods please feel free to move. Ok so i have a question. My brothers girlfriend has just had a lil boy and for legal reasons he cannot go on the birth cert or be named in anyway. Another thread has all the reasons why. But centrelink are not going to pay her a cent until she tells them who the father is. She has told them she has no idea who it is and they kept saying to her that even someone drunk would know at least a first name. She was luckily with her mum but was in tears from the drilling. Does anyone know if they can refuse payment if the girl doesnt know who the father is? Briggsys girl i hope you see this and can help xx B
Im not 100% sure how but my sister had a little boy 16 months ago and she doesnt have the fathers name on his birth certificate and she still gets her full PPS. She did have to have an appointment with a social worker but i dont know if she had to do anything else.
i will ask her and get back to you!
Im sure BG will be in to explain but I think that she will need to have a meeting with them to "prove" she doesn't know who he is. So she will need to be confident in her denials of who he is otherwise they can refuse payments until she gives an honest answer.
I sort of know the background why - but I don't think the guy shouldn't be listed. I would get legal advice on that one first. Have you already done that? Aren't DHS already aware of the situation? If they know, they would be the ones to report it to the police anyway.
It's a crappy thing to have "father unknown' on the birth certificate. It's embarrassing and humiliating later in life. I know this because I've seen a few working a Clink.
They will pay her money - only at the base rate of the FTB A. She will still get Parenting Payment no worries.
ask for an appointment with a social worker. explain the situation. from the perspective of c'link (and the government in general) the father has to be named as, accepting father unknown means it is negating the fathers responsibility to pay child support. it's only accepted in situations where it is truly unknown (like in rape cases - though some women will lie and say unknown one night stand to get out of naming a father)
given the fact that DHS are involved, my guess is that he is going to be named at some point anyway - so it's definitely something that needs to go through social workers.
if there is a concern re statutory rape charges, you'd need to contact legal aide about what happens if he is named.
with regards to the consultant that gave them a hard time about paternity - tell them to put in a complaint. it's not a consultants job to make someone "confess" - if paternity is "unknown" it is to be referred to a social worker. someone was on a power trip due to the age of the mother - it's a crock - it should be referred immediately
no father on birth cert. Centrelink wont pay until someone is on there help
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