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CASES
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tiaclcu ny IieT husband ana one
BY a man whom she no longer
knows. A third man lives with
her. She was working and one
OF the men was giving her $50
monthly support while her well
fare grant amounted to $153
monthly. Her family was on the
rolls for 10 months.
2. A woman. SO, lives with an
able-bodied man who is sepa-
rated from his wife. He is the
father Of none Of her six chill
dren, however. Their father,
her husband, contributes $50
monthly for their support. She
was receiving $134 In welfare
each month for five children.
One child lives with relatives
outside the District. Term of
relief-61 months.
3. A 24-year-old mother lives
with two children, aged 8 and
g., fathered by her husband,
from whom she is separated.
A. third child less than year
Old was with relatives for a
while, but now is back with
the mother. She is living with a
man who may be the father
OF the last child. Her husband
Is unemployable and receives
general public assistance. She
was getting $50 in monthly
ADO laid To dependent chill
dren) and living rent-free with
her mother for "a months.
4. Three children were IA
thered by the husband and one
by the paramour of a 23-year-
old woman. Youngsters range
in age from less than year
to 8 years. The mother began
to have children when she was
Is. The city has kept track
of the fathers. A court support
order is issued on the husband.
The paramour has agreed to
support his child. She drew $143
from ADO and 500 from her
husband. Term of relief--17
months.
5. Another girl started having
babies at the age of Is. Her
children were born on an aver
age of every year and a half
Now %, she has five, fathered
by four different men. The last
father has a continuing rela-
tionShip" with her-which, in
welfare terms, means clues to
his presence are in the home.
One child is with relatives in
the District; another, with the
fathers relatives outside the
District. Two fathers of the
three children in the ADO grant
contribute $32.50 monthly. Her
grant was $3.50 monthly for
eight months.
Husband Deserts Family
6. The husband appears to
be with his 20-year-old wife.
She said he deserted her two
years ago. He kept on con-
tributing sos monthly for sup
port of their two children, /
and 2 in age, while she drew a
$50 monthly grant for ID
months.
7. A woman of IS has four
children, aged l to II. Two
different men fathered them.
The first man apparently was
seeing her when she applied
for relief and was found in
eligible to get it four years ago.
The second man is living with
her now, but has been posing
as her brother. Actually he is
the father of two of her chill
dren, is employed and earns
$85 a week. Her grant-$154
for So months.
= 8. A bricklayer was reported
to have deserted 26-year-old
mother and their four chill
jdren 10 months ago. Five
months after his "desertion,"
the mother applied for assist
ance. She was granted SITS
monthly for IA months. In
,vestigators found the father
in the home, posing as the
landlord. He was working for
pay at an unknown salary.
Lives with Truck Driver
9. A mother, 20, has two
children, aged 9 and 10. Their
father, her husband, deserted
and has contributed no sup
port. Now another lives with
her. He is an employed truck
driver. She works part-tilne as
a maid. Her earnings amounted
to SOL and her grant 500
monthly. How much the truck
driver contributed during the
five months she was on public
rolls is unknown.
10. At II, married woman,
now IS, began to bear children.
There are five, aged 10 to IT..
Her 17-year-old daughter is
married and living with her
own husband now. A son is
with relatives outside the city.
The remaining three children
were in the ADO grant of SLIT
for II months. The woman in
Dictated during her talk with in
lvestigators that she had been
living continuously with a man,
other than her husband.
n II. This is a family of nine,
including the father, Al; the
mother, 81, and seven children,
aged l to 8. The husband was
Jailed. His family went on relief.
He was released from Jail, but
failed to register at the Federal
Employment Service as avail
able for work. This registration
is required by welfare regula-
lions. His wife had yeceived
1928 for six months. -.
IL. Three children are aban-
doned, in effect, by their moth
~er. She visits them now and
then, but has not taken the re-
sponsibility of caring for them.
A grandmother advised welfare
officials before the investiga-
.tion she couldn't manage the