Peggy S. M. ex rel. John Boy M. v. State

POMEROY, Justice.

Less than two years after his birth, “John Boy” is found in the center of a controversy involving the United States Department of Health, Education and Welfare, the Department of Human Services of the State of Maine, its Commissioner, and the Superior Court of the State of Maine.

At issue is the question: in the circumstances here presented must “John Boy” be deprived of benefits under Aid to Families with Dependent Children because his mother “failed to cooperate with the child support agency” by refusing to reveal the name of “John Boy’s” putative father to the Department of…