Legal Opinion
Brancheau v. Director, Department of Social Services
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided January 8, 1985No. Docket No. 77866PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Per curiam
Claimant, Russell Brancheau, appeals as of right the February 17, 1984, decision of the Monroe County Circuit Court which affirmed the denial of AFDC benefits to claimant by the Michigan Department of Social Services. The issue presented is whether the "lump sum” rule, 42 USC 602(a)(17), applies to all AFDC families or only to those AFDC families with earned income.
On March 5, 1982, claimant notified the DSS that he had redeemed a workers’ compensation claim for $6,100. DSS advised him that, pursuant *529to the application of the lump sum rule, he would be ineligible for further benefits for a…
2Cases cited3 opinions
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- Zuber v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1970
- Schweiker v. HoganSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
3Cited by4 opinions
- Tyrna v. Department of Social ServicesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
- Zarko v. Director, Department of Social ServicesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
- Collingsworth v. DSS DIRECTORMichigan Court of Appeals · 1985
- Dukaj v. Department of Social ServicesMichigan Court of Appeals · 1986