Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky

What are the laws regarding someone obtaining your Social Security number without permission? If someone gets a paternity affidavit from the hospital where the child was born (which has the S.S. # on it), without the fathers consent is this illegal?

Thank you, I would appreciate any advise or answers on this subject.


Asked on 2/12/11, 6:52 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Andrea Welker Welker Law Office

Getting the social security number itself is not a crime. Using it fraudulently would be.

However, if you believe the hospital did not have permission to release medical information, that would be a HIPAA violation. Might be worth looking into.

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Answered on 2/17/11, 5:36 pm


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