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* The children's father has been killed, leaving the woman alone (also known as a "war widow" in the case that the father dies in military service)
* The children's father has been killed, leaving the woman alone (also known as a "war widow" in the case that the father dies in military service)
* The mother and father are separated. In this case they may or may not share custody
* The mother and father are separated. In this case they may or may not share custody
Single mothers often commit paternity fraud, whereby they seek paternity payments from a man who they falsely claim to be the father. Some studies and estimates put the incidence of paternity fraud as high as 10%, although there are also much lower estimates. The most likely rate is probably 5%.