Legal Opinion
Schaefer v. Weber
Supreme Court of Minnesota
Decided July 24, 1997No. C8-96-18PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
GARDEBRING, Justice.
In this case we determine the proper statutory vehicle for a county claim against a parent for past public assistance benefits paid out for benefit of a child. The question before us is this: must a county bring a separate action for recoupment of past public assistance benefits under Minn.Stat. ch. 256, which governs the provision of human services including the Aid to Families with Dependent Children program, or may the county proceed against the father, to recover such benefits, as part of a Parentage Act proceeding, under Minn.Stat. § 257.57 (1996)? We reverse…
2Cases cited7 opinions
- State Ex Rel. Southwell v. ChamberlandSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1985
- County of Anoka v. RichardsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- County of Isanti v. FormhalsCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1984
- Hennepin County v. GeshickCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1986
- County of Ramsey v. ShirCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1987
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3Cited by8 opinions
- Putz v. PutzSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2002
- In Re the Estate of JothamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
- Ramsey County v. CrockarellCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2001
- State ex rel. Commissioner of Human Services v. BuchmannCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 2013
- In Re the Estate of JothamSupreme Court of Minnesota · 2006
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