Paternity
Father Finding
Engagement
Myths
Supports
100

My genetic parent - XY chromosome

What is biological father?

100

Used for all documents when father's current address is not known

What is last known address?

100

Meeting held with formal and informal supports to determine case decisions

What is a CFT Meeting?

100

Aggressor during conflict between partners

What is the DV perpetrator?

100
Family, neighbors, friends who are available to assist the family

What is natural supports?

200

Any male named as a possible father

What is Alleged Father? 

200

Visual depiction of the family relationships to the 5th degree

What is a genogram?

200
Engagement technique used to identify how confident a parent is at a certain skill or safety

What is scaling?

200
Male parent who provides primary care for the child in the home
What is stay at home father?
200

People who are paid to provide support and services to the family

What is formal supports?

300

An individual who was married to the mother when the child was born or an individual who has acted or behaved as the child is their own

What is presumed father?

300

Visual representation of a parent's network and community connections

What is an ecomap?
300

Ensuring male parent's desires and concerns are known

What is voice of the father?

300

People related to the father either by blood or marriage

What are paternal relatives?
400

Male parent under the age of 20

What is a teen father?

400

CWS staff who assist in locating fathers when whereabouts are unknown

Who is the parent search clerk?

400

Monthly visits with the father to check in and assess for progress in services and visitation

What are face to face contacts?

400

Team of people who support the family to provide safety for the child in the father's home

What is safety network?
500

Biological fathers who are not involved in their children's life

What is ghost father/dad?

500

The court document representing all search efforts to locate the father if whereabouts are unknown

What is the Due Diligence Report?

500

Having the parent describe a time when they were doing better and the home was safe for their child

What is solution focused inquiry?

500
People who have different level of knowledge of the father's life
What is safety circle?