State Ex Rel. Palmer v. Howard County

LAVORATO, Justice.

This appeal arises from a dispute between Howard County and Fayette County over which county is responsible for the costs associated with the public care of T.Z. after December 1987. The issue turns on T.Z.’s legal settlement. The State filed a declaratory judgment action, asking the court to determine whether T.Z. acquired legal settlement in Howard County or Fayette County. The district court concluded T.Z.’s legal settlement is in Howard County as of December 1988 and for that reason Howard County is responsible for the costs associated with the public care of T.Z. We…