What does paternity have to do with the W-2 and BadgerCare Plus programs?
When a child or the mother receives benefits from the W-2, Kinship Care, or SSI Caretaker Supplement program, the state requires that the local child support agency establish legal fatherhood and get a child support order. The mother will be asked to cooperate with the child support agency. This is also true for mothers in the BadgerCare Plus program who were referred to child support.