Is my my ex legally allowed to withhold my child's SSN from me?
Question Details: My ex currently has sole custody of my child. I am trying to apply for benefits for help with child support, and they need my child's social security number and the name of the daycare she goes to. He is refusing to tell me these things claiming that he doesn't trust me with them. Is he legally allowed to do so?
There are, generally, two types of custody in Georgia: legal custody which determines which parent may have input into the child's education, religious upbringing, extracurricular activities and health care; and physical custody which determines with whom the minor child resides. You indicated that your ex has sole custody, but it is unclear whether this means he has sole legal, primary physical, or sole legal and physical custody. My advice would be to retain the services of an attorney to review your divorce documents to clarify the issue of custody. The attorney would then be in a position to advise you on the possibility of modifying custody to enable you to have access to the information that you are seeking.
