[Hostage]

SSN and DOB were needed to report so that the child was identifiable in the state database. The father didn’t provide it.

When I was a kid, kids didn’t need an SSN until they were old enough to work for wages.

[Fantasywriter]

So the state has it set up so that all a parent has to do to avoid a child abuse report is to withhold two pieces of information.

Got it.

[robroys woman]

When I was a kid, kids didn’t need an SSN until they were old enough to work for wages.

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And an SSN is not to be used for identification purposes. I only give mine when I’m participating in a lending transaction or seeking employment. Nobody else gets it. Back in the day I had to give a fake one to the doctor.