A. Texas Department of Children S Welfare

Name: Date: Health P.a.p.a. Sessions 1-4 Test Session 1: 1. The agency responsible for enforcing laws that require both a child’s parents to help support the child is: A. Texas Department of Children’s Welfare B. Office of the Attorney General of Texas C. Texas Tax Office

2. If a child’s parent’s are legally divorced, with which parent does the child live? A. Custodial Parent B. Non-Custodial Parent

3. True or False: The custodial parent is always the mother.

4. What do the words “child support” mean?

Session 2: 5. True or False: The average annual salary for a man with a bachelor’s degree is $21,000 more than the average annual salary for a male high school graduate.

6. True or False: Women who do not graduate from high school earn an average of $20,650 per year.

7. What is a “biological” parent?

8. What is a “caregiver”? Who might this be besides the biological parent?

9. What characteristics of an “ideal parent” do you think you need to develop?

Session 3: Directions: Use these words in the correct places in the following paragraph:

DNA legal birth certificate biological acknowledgment of paternity

Paternity may be voluntarily established by agreement of both the mother and father of the child. The parents can sign a(n) ______(10.), which becomes a ______(11.) finding of paternity when it is filed with the Vital Statistics Unit (VSU) of the Texas State Health Department. This allows the father’s name to be put on the ______(12.). If the mother or alleged father is not sure that e is the ______(13.) father f the child, neither should sign an AOP. They should go into the child support office and arrange to take a ______(14.) test that will remove any doubts. 15. True or False: Minors may sign an AOP (acknowledgement of paternity) and be held responsible for paying child support.

16. True or False: If a young man signs an AOP, thinking that the baby is his, and then finds out it is not, the AOP can be overturned in court.

17. True or False: If a married woman has a baby with a new boyfriend, her boyfriend is considered the presumed father.

18. True or False: An “alleged” father is a man who someone claims is the biological father of the baby but whose paternity has not yet been established.

19. True or False: A DNA test is 50 percent accurate.

Session 4:

20. When a single parent enrolls in Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), the Office of Attorney General automatically opens a child support case to locate the absent parent. Name two reasons why this is done.

21. Name three advantages to an unmarried father of establishing paternity for his child.

22. Name three advantages to an unmarried mother of having a legal father named for her child.

23. Name three advantages of having a legal father for the child of unmarried parents.

24. What is the point of “To Save a Life”?

25. What are three behaviors we display on a daily basis? What are three positive ways in dealing with each behavior? For example: Behavior A Positive Way of dealing with Behaviors Ostracizing others------Go talk to those who are ostracized and pushed out of social circles.