State governments use the information to pursue child support from the dads — and then pocket the money.

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To Get Public Assistance, These Single Mothers Are Forced to Share Intimate Details About Their Families <[link removed]> Women who apply for welfare often have to identify who fathered their children and when they got pregnant, among other deeply personal details. State governments use that information to pursue child support from the dads — and then pocket the money. by Eli Hager, photography by Adria Malcolm, special to ProPublica

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