Bishop v. Missouri State Division of Family Services

HIGGINS, Judge.

The judgment affirmed a decision of the Director of the Missouri State Division of Family Services which reduced an Aid to Dependent Children grant pursuant to § 453.400 RSMo 1978. Appellant contends that § 453.400 which provides that stepparent income may be considered available in a determination of A.D.C. benefits is in conflict with the Social Security Act and therefore invalid under the supremacy clause of the United States Constitution. The decision turns on whether § 453.400 is a law of general applicability as required by Federal law. Affirmed.

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