Harris v. District of Columbia Department of Human Resources, Social Rehabilitation Administration

NEBEKER, Associate Judge:

Petitioners are working mothers who challenge the computations by respondent of their public assistance entitlements under Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC), D.C.Code 1967, § 3-202 et seq. After reviewing the records and briefs and hearing oral argument, we affirm.

Petitioner Dorothy Goodwin had been receiving a public assistance income supplement to help support three minor children when her salary was garnisheed. The garnishment grew our of a default judgment as the result of an unpaid contract which she entered into as an accommodation maker to allow…