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user-inactivated  ·  2931 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pure Kentucky: the corrupt accountant who hid from the Feds by hiding on the AT for six years.

In Indiana, Kentucky, California, Texas, AKA the states I am familiar with, kids need to be in school or an approved Home Schooling program. That requires a birth certificate and proof of vaccinations/religious exemption to vaccinations. Not sure elsewhere but I'd be shocked if you could just have a kid and nobody notice.

The interesting question is can you have a kid and not make it official with a paper trail? You'd have to give birth at home, never get sick, not register for school, never take welfare, never declare the kid a dependent for tax purposes, etc.