Legal Opinion
Doe v. Flowers
District Court, N.D. West Virginia
Decided October 19, 1973No. Civ. A. 70-101-E, 72-6-EPublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Per curiam
These two class actions which were consolidated for hearing challenge the validity of Section 56242 of the West Virginia Department of Welfare Assistance Payments Manual. 1 This regulation requires unmarried mothers of applicants and recipients of Aid to Families with Dependent Children to cooperate with the welfare authorities by identifying the putative fathers of the children and initiating support or paternity proceedings against them. The only exceptions to the requirement that the mother identify the father are in those cases where (1) the mother is an incompetent, (2) the father is an…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- King v. SmithSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Doe v. ShapiroDistrict Court, D. Connecticut · 1969
- Doe v. SwankDistrict Court, N.D. Illinois · 1971
- Weaver v. DoeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Taylor v. MartinDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1971
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3Cited by15 opinions
- Gaynell McCuin v. Secretary of Health and Human ServicesCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1987
- Jane Doe, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated v. Charleston Area Medical Center, Inc., a CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1975
- Horn v. Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1977
- Watts v. Pennsylvania Housing Finance Co. (In Re Watts)United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1987
- Westcott v. CalifanoDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1978
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